India News | Maha: BJP Corporator Held for Assaulting Man over Land Dispute
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A BJP corporator in the civic body of Kalyan city in Maharashtra's Thane district was arrested on Wednesday in a case of assault on a man over a land dispute, police said.
Thane, Jan 6 (PTI) A BJP corporator in the civic body of Kalyan city in Maharashtra's Thane district was arrested on Wednesday in a case of assault on a man over a land dispute, police said.
Manoj Rai, who is also a builder, was produced before a local magistrate and has been remanded to police custody till January 9, sub-inspector S F Kadam of Kolsewadi police station said.
Based on a complaint, an offence under section 326 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons) and other relevant provisions of the IPC was registered against the accused corporator and a few others on August 14, 2020, the official said.
The complainant had alleged that the accused had threatened and beaten him up over a land dispute, he said.
At least four of the accused in the case had already been arrested, he said, adding that further probe is underway.
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