Palghar Mob Lynching; Culprits Will Be Brought To Justice: CM Uddhav Thackeray
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday night said that culprits involved in lynching of three men in Palghar district will be brought to justice.
"The Palghar incident has been acted upon. The police has arrested all those accused who attacked the 2 sadhus, 1 driver and the police personnel, on the day of the crime itself.
"Nobody guilty in this heinous crime and shameful act will be spared and they will be brought to justice in the strongest way possible," the CM said in late-night tweets posted from Twitter handle @CMOMaharashtra.
State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has already announced a high-level inquiry into the incident.
The incident occurred on April 16 night when three men from Kandivali in Mumbai were headed towards Surat in a car to attend a funeral.
Their vehicle was stopped near a village in Palghar district. The trio were dragged out of their car and beaten to death with sticks by a mob on suspicion that they were thieves.
The deceased were identified as Chikne Maharaj Kalpavrukshagiri (70), Sushilgiri Maharaj (35), and their car driver Nilesh Telgade (30).
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First Published on Apr 20, 2020 08:43 am
Maharashtra Government Orders High-level Probe Into Palghar Mob Lynching
By PTI
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has ordered a high-level inquiry into the Palghar mob lynching incident in which three people were killed on Thursday night, state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said on Sunday.
Deshmukh also warned against giving any communal colour to the incident, as two of the three deceased were believed to be seers.
In a tweet issued from his handle @AnilDeshmukhNCP, the home minister said, "Police have detained 101 people involved into the killing of three Surat bound people in Palghar. I have also ordered high level inquiry into this killings".
Deshmukh further said that the police are keeping a close eye on those who wanted to use this incident to create a rift in the society.
"Those who attacked and who died in the Palghar mob killings are not from different religions.
"I have ordered Maharashtra police and @MahaCyber1 to take action against anyone instigating communal hatred in the society or on social media," Deshmukh said in another tweet.
He ended his post with the hashtag #LawAndOrderAboveAll.
The incident occurred when three men from Kandivali in Mumbai were headed towards Surat in a car to attend a funeral on Thursday night.
Their vehicle was stopped in Palghar district. The trio were dragged out of their car and beaten to death on suspicion that they were thieves.
The deceased were identified as Chikne Maharaj Kalpavrukshagiri (70), Sushilgiri Maharaj (35), and their car driver Nilesh Telgade (30).
Maharashtra Govt To Probe Palghar Lynching; 1 More Incident In Dahanu
The Maharashtra government on Sunday ordered a high-level investigation into the Palghar mob lynching incident, in which three people were killed on Thursday night, even as another man was lynched on Friday night in Dahanu by a mob of 17 in the third such incident in the area within a week.
The Palghar incident, which led to an uproar on Sunday as the video went viral, occurred when three men from Kandivli in Mumbai were heading towards Gujarat’s Surat in a car to attend a funeral on Thursday night. They had taken an internal road, as all major roads are shut owing to the lockdown. Their vehicle was stopped in Palghar district. The trio – Chikne Maharaj Kalpavrukshagiri, 70, Sushilgiri Maharaj, 35, and their car driver Nilesh Telgade, 30 – was dragged out of their car and beaten to death on suspicion that they were thieves. “Police have detained 101 people involved in the killing of three Surat-bound people in Palghar. I have also ordered a high level inquiry into these killings,” Deshmukh tweeted. The Maharashtra home minister also warned officials against giving any communal colour to the incident, as two of the three deceased were allegedly seers.
Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray said, “The Palghar incident has been acted upon. The police have arrested all those accused who attacked the two sadhus, one driver and the police personnel on the day of the crime itself. “Nobody guilty of this heinous crime and shameful act will be spared and they will be brought to justice in the strongest way possible,” Thackeray said in a tweet.
Former chief minister and leader of Opposition in Assembly, Devendra Fadnavis said: “I urge the government to immediately set up a high-level enquiry.”
Elaborating on the Dahanu incident, assistant police inspector Prakash Sonwane said: “The man hails from Tamil Nadu and was walking in the area. Due to the lockdown, he did not have means to find food. He doesn’t understand Marathi. We rushed to the spot and rescued him from the mob and brought him to the police station.” The police on Sunday arrested the 17 people and produced them before a local court. The man is being treated for his injuries in a hospital.
Earlier last week, four personnel of Kasa Police were injured and the SUV of a skin specialist Dr Vishwas Valvi of Thane was destroyed by a mob at Saarni village in the district.
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