Nagpur: BJP corporator Pradeep Pohane and his 25-30 supporters have been booked for smearing boot polish on the face of the regional officer of national highway authorities of India (NHAI) Rajeev Agrawal at his office in Civil Lines on Monday.
The accused were protesting the delay in work at Pradhi where roads have been partially blocked. They were also booked for violating Covid norms.
It’s learnt that Pohane and his supporters had barged into the cabin of Agrawal and ransacked it. The protesters also threatened to create a scene at Agrawal’s residence. Agrawal’s secretary, who was filming the illegal act, was also threatened of dire consequences and forced to delete the clips from his cell phone.
An offence was registered against Pohane and his supporters at Sadar police station.
Offence registered against Buddhist leader
In another case, an offence was registered at the Gittikhadan police station against Vijay Meshram, convener of the Buddhist international network, for organizing a protest at the office of the Archeological Survey of India at Seminary Hills. Meshram and his 130 supporters had assembled for the protest rally by violating Covid norms.