THANE: Each Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Tuesday introduced money rewards for the cops concerned within the killing of the accused within the Badlapur sexual assault case, underscoring political one-upmanship within the wake of the incident.
The Sena on Tuesday was on the forefront of celebrations over the killing even because the opposition continued to lift questions concerning the circumstances surrounding the dying of the accused.Sena’s Kalyan chief Mahesh Gaikwad introduced a reward of Rs 51,000 for Nilesh Extra, the assistant inspector who was injured within the alleged scuffle that led to the gunning down of the accused at shut vary. Extra is with the anti-narcotics cell of the Thane police.
Hours later, the MNS Thane and Palghar president Avinash Jadhav introduced related rewards for Extra and his colleague Sanjay Shinde who pulled the set off on the accused. Jadhav mentioned it was a “small gesture to spice up the morale of the officers.” He mentioned the funds could be personally handed over by Sharmila Raj Thackeray.
With events taking part in on standard sentiment, sweets had been distributed in public at Badlapur, Kalyan and Dombivli and firecrackers had been burst. Native politicians paid courtesy visits to the three cops who’ve been admitted in a personal hospital. Sena representatives who visited them included Thane MP Naresh Mhaske, former MLC Manisha Kayande and former BMC corporator Sheetal Mhatre,
“The chief minister has directed us to increase our full help to you… it’s nature’s legislation that he (Akshay Shinde) obtained punished by God for his deeds…what you could have accomplished is in self-defence and the Shiv Sena is behind you with all its would possibly,” Mhaske advised the recuperating senior inspector from Thane central crime department, Sanjay Shinde, who shot useless the accused inside a van. Shinde was admitted to the hospital together with Extra after he complained of uneasiness.
Opposition events and the household of the accused proceed to lift questions concerning the dying, claiming it was cold-blooded homicide and demanding a probe. Nonetheless, in Badlapur, the general public temper was one among celebration, justifying the police motion.
At Badlapur railway station, which was the scene of large-scale protests when information of the sexual assault got here to mild, many had demanded dying for the accused. On Tuesday, sweets had been distributed by passengers. Outdoors the station, a gaggle which included Sena employees, held up placards to precise help for chief minister Eknath Shinde and Thane police.
Locals had been seen celebrating at totally different intersections in Badlapur city. One of many individuals, Priyanka Damle, mentioned, “After this incident, nobody will dare to commit such a heinous act.” One other resident Pooja Pansalkar mentioned although the accused had confessed his crime, the individuals of Badlapur had been apprehensive “whether or not we might get justice on this case. We’re comfortable that the police have given us justice.”
Sangeeta Chienvenkar, a consultant of the Raj Thackeray-led MNS, who had accompanied the household of one of many sexual assault victims final month once they approached the police, mentioned, “Now the police also needs to arrest the chairman and secretary of the varsity and withdraw the case filed in opposition to the individuals of Badlapur for the protest.”
