India: State lawmaker in Maharashtra arrested for firing inside police station
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Ulhasnagar, Maharashtra: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Maharashtra has been arrested after he allegedly fired a gun at a member from a different political party inside a police station in Ulhasnagar.
BJP’s MLA Ganpat Gaikwad and his two associates have been arrested by Thane Police. The MLA allegedly opened fire at Mahesh Gaikwad, a city president of Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) inside the police station. Ulhasnagar, the city where the police station is located less than 100 km from Mumbai.
Mahesh Gaikwad and Rahul Patil, another leader of Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) were critically injured. They were taken to Jupiter Hospital in Thane to receive medical help.
“Going by what has been found here, there was no question of (firing in) self-defense. The injured were sitting and watching the CCTV screen. There was no argument or provocation. But he (Ganpat Gaikwad) aimed and shot them,” Thane additional CP Datta Shinde said.
“A total of ten rounds were fired in the Ulhasnagar incident. Six bullets were taken out of Mahesh Gaikwad’s body by the doctors,” the additional CP said.
