Maharashtra polls: Sena leader's house attacked; BJP candidate assaulted

A Shiv Sena leaders house in Dhule district was allegedly attacked and a BJP candidate in Nagpur was assaulted prompting police to launch a probe into the matter officials saidDhule district on Thursday witnessed serious pollrelated violence over the past 48 hours police said including a clash between two groups that resulted in a damaged EVM during the Maharashtra local body elections reported the PTIThe home of Manoj More Shiv Senarsquos Dhule district chief in Krushi Colony Deopur was vandalised by a mob of about 20 people on Wednesday evening as per the PTIStones were thrown and vehicles damaged the police official addedThe attack was reportedly linked to a dispute over the withdrawal of candidature between More and BJPrsquos Vilas Shinde said an officialCases registeredCases have been registered against supporters of both More and Shinde under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNS for rioting and unlawful assembly the official saidEarlier on Thursday morning two groups clashed at a school in ward number 18 and some individuals entered the polling booth damaging an EVM Polling was stalled for over an hour before resuming with a replacement machine Authorities have deployed additional police personnel to maintain law and order according to the PTIPolling for 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra was held on Thursday The vote counting is scheduled for FridayClashes between rival party workers in parts of stateMeanwhile a dispute over alleged cash distribution between BJP and Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray supporters occurred in Ichalkaranji in Kolhapur districtIn Akola candidates of the Eknath Shindeled Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party BJP clashed verbally and physically while All India MajliseIttehadul Muslimeen AIMIM and Congress workers fought in Solapur Clashes between Shiv Sena and Shiv Sena UBT candidates were reported in Bhandup and scuffles in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar left some people seriously injured the official addedA case was registered against the husband of a BJP candidate after a photograph showing him with an EVM while voting went viral on social mediaBJP candidate in Nagpur seriously injured after being attack FIR filedFormer corporator and BJP candidate in the Nagpur civic polls Bhushan Shingne was seriously injured after being attacked by a group of people on the electioneve police said on Thursday reported the PTIShingne the BJP candidate from Ward No 11 of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation NMC was assaulted around Wednesday midnight in the Gorewada area hours before voting began at 730am on Thursday they saidA Nagpur resident with criminal antecedents whose wife is contesting against Shingne and some unidentified persons have been named in the FIR filed in connection with the attack police said the news agency reportedShingne went to Gorewada along with two BJP workers when around 10 people attacked them During the assault Shingne was pushed to the ground and hit with stones on his face hands and legs they said citing a complaintThe BJP candidate suffered injuries on his face hands and legs and was first taken to governmentrun Mayo Hospital where Xrays confirmed fractures Later he was shifted to a private hospital for further treatmentwith PTI inputs