Thane: 9 held for rioting, assault on police

THANE: Nine persons, together with 3 brothers, have been arrested on the charges of rioting and assaulting police team of workers at Central Police Station in Ulhasnagar in the district, an official mentioned on Tuesday.


The incident came about on Monday when an estranged couple came to the counselling centre on the police station at the side of their kin. The counselling centres on the police stations attempt to mediate between warring couples.

"When the couple was being counselled, an argument broke out between their relatives present there. Some members from both the sides exchanged blows," Thane police spokesperson Sukhada Narkar mentioned.

"The policemen and the mediator present there tried to pacify the warring members, but they were also beaten up," she mentioned.

Members of each the groups also took out knives, however the police managed to overpower them. Soon, extra police team of workers and beat marshals arrived on the station and caught nine of the accused, the official mentioned including that as many participants managed to flee.

"The woman constable and the mediator sustained injuries in the incident and they are undergoing treatment at a hospital here," Narkar mentioned.

The arrested accused had been known as Samir Changle (24), Sachin Murtadkar (21), Yogesh Murtadkar (24), Rahul Murtadkar (26) (all brothers), Mahesh Karpe (36), Vikas Shirsar (26), Akash Shirsat (24), Bandu Shirsat (36) and Amol Shirsat (28), police mentioned.

They have been booked under quite a lot of IPC sections together with, segment 353 (attack or legal force to discourage public servant from discharge of his accountability), 332 (voluntarily inflicting harm to discourage public servant from his accountability), 452 (house-trespass after preparation for harm, attack or wrongful restraint), 147 (rioting), 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon) and 506 (legal intimidation).

They have also been booked under the Arms Act and segment 7 of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, police mentioned including that a search has been introduced to nab the opposite accused.