Palghar case: Yogi Adityanath calls up Uddhav Thackeray, seeks action

TNN | Updated: Apr 21, 2020, 08:51 IST

Yogi Adityanath tweeted about his telephonic talk with Uddhav

LUCKNOW: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath spoke to Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday night and appealed for action against all the accused involved in the lynching of three persons, two of whom were associated with Juna Akhara, in Palghar district on April 16.
“I spoke to Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday about the murder of Juna Akhara’s Swami Kalpavriksha Giri ji, Swami Sushil ji and their driver Nilesh Telgade. I have appealed to him to take strict action against those responsible for the incident. The CM told me that some people have been arrested while the remaining are being identified and strict action will be taken against them,” Yogi said in a tweet on Monday morning.
The three were travelling to Gujarat from Kandivali in Mumbai to attend a funeral and were not taking main roads to avoid blockades due to lockdown.While they were driving through Gadchinchle village in Palghar district, over a hundred villagers attacked them believing them to be thieves. Even the presence of police failed to deter the villagers.