VBA chief demands MCOCA probe after youth brutally assaulted in Ahilyanagar

Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi VBA chief Prakash Ambedkar has demanded strict action under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act MCOCA after a youth from the Matang community was brutally assaulted in Ahilyanagar districtAccording to Ambedkar victim Sanjay Vairagar was allegedly abducted from Sonai village by a group of 15 to 20 people and taken to an undisclosed location where he was severely beatenldquoIn an extremely cruel act the accused reportedly ran a motorcycle over the victimrsquos hands and legs breaking them assaulted him severely causing damage to one of his eyes and even urinated on him before abandoning him at an unknown locationrdquo Ambedkar said in a post on X on ThursdayAccording to the news agency PTI the Dalit leader also claimed that the attackers are reportedly linked to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh RSS Vairagar has been admitted to a government hospital Ambedkar said he spoke with the victimrsquos father over the phone and assured the family of full support adding ldquoOur demand is that action be taken against the accused under MCOCA I will soon meet the victimrsquos familyrdquoEarlier on Thursday VBA state general secretary Prof Kisan Chavan and district officebearers visited the hospital and met the victimrsquos family assuring them that the party stood firmly with them Ambedkar saidMaharashtra Six arrested as student dies after assault during freshers party at Latur collegeIn a shocking incident in Maharashtrarsquos Latur district a student died allegedly after being assaulted during a freshers party at a private college The alleged suicide led the police officials to arrest six pupils as per the officialsAs reported by news agency PTI the incident occurred on October 8 during the freshers party organised at the wellknown college in the MIDC area of Latur said the police officialsPolice officials while elaborating about the incident emphasised that ldquoA minor dispute that began while dancing during the bash soon escalated into violence when the victim The deceased student had an argument with a group of fellow students In a fit of rage the group allegedly attacked Shinde with sticks and fistsrdquo as cited by news agency PTIAccording to the official release ldquoThe deceased student sustained serious injuries and was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died during treatment Following the incident police registered a case of murder based on a complaint by one of the college goers and arrested four students till October 16rdquo as cited by news agency PTIFurthermore two more students were arrested on Tuesday after their involvement in the assault came to light taking the number of those nabbed to 6 stated the policeAs per the police officials all of them were booked under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNS sections related to murder voluntarily causing hurt causing grievous hurt using dangerous weapons or means criminal intimidation and intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace among others as reported by news agency PTIWith PTI inputs