25 booked for rioting, unlawful assembly

Navi Mumbai: The Panvel police on Wednesday booked 25 residents of Varcha Ovhala village for unlawful assembly and rioting after they tried to manhandle workers contracted by the CIDCO for blasting work at the airport site.

During blasts, a few rocks damaged houses after which irked villagers stopped the work and tried to manhandle the workers. “While a rioting case has been registered against villagers, a non-cognisable offence has been registered against the agency assigned for the blasting work,” an officer from Panvel police station said.