Bharatiya Janata Party MLA has been arrested for shooting and injuring leader of Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena inside police station in Maharashtra, said the police on Saturday.
BJP MLA Ganpat Gaikwad allegedly opened fire at Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) faction leader Mahesh Gaikwad in Maharashtra’s Thane district late on Friday night.
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The incident reportedly took place at Hill Line Police Station in Ulhasnagar near Thane in Maharashtra.
An eyewitness told the media that Mahesh Gaikwad and one of his supporters were hit by five bullets.
As per reports, BJP MLA Ganpat Gaikwad and city chief Mahesh Gaikwad were having a conversation in the hall of senior inspector Anil Jagtap of Hill Line police station on Friday when supporters of BJP MLA Ganpat Gaikwad indulged in a clash and opened fire at Mahesh Gaikwad.
Shiv Sena MLA Mahesh Gaikwad has been badly injured in the incident and is undergoing treatment at Thane’s Jupiter hospital.
“Mahesh Gaikwad and Ganpat Gaikwad had differences about something, and they came to the police station to make a complaint. At that time, they talked, and Ganpat Gaikwad fired at Mahesh Gaikwad and his people. Two people have been injured in this. An investigation is underway,” said Sudhakar Pathare, DCP.
