A First Information Report (FIR) in the case was registered at the Bhosari police station under provisions of the Maharashtra Police Act. (Representative Image) THE PIMPRI-CHINCHWAD police booked around 40 supporters of a corporator for raising slogans and showing placards saying ‘Fadnavis Go Back” during the former Chief Minister’s visit to Bhosari on March 6.
A First Information Report (FIR) in the case was registered at the Bhosari police station under provisions of the Maharashtra Police Act. Police have booked around 40 supporters of Ravi Landge, who was elected as corporator of PCMC from Bhosari area on BJP ticket but quit the party on Wednesday amid an ongoing spree of resignations of the BJP corporators.
On March 6, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Pune, Fadnavis inaugurated various infrastructure projects in the Pimpri-Chinchwad area. He had gone to Bhosari around 6 pm to inaugurate Marutrao Ravji Landge Wrestling Arena.
When Fadnavis arrived, around 40 supporters of Landge showed placards and raised slogans ‘Fadnavis Go Back’ and ‘Corrupt Pimpri Chinchwad BJP, Fadnavis Go Back’.
An FIR in the case was registered on Wednesday. Assistant Inspector Padmabhushan Gaikwad, who is investigating the case said, “We have identified around 14 of the 40 persons, who were part of the group that raised slogans and showed placards. Further investigation is on.”
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