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Shiv Sena disowns ex-partyman in woman constable assault case

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shivMumbai: The Shiv Sena on Friday disowned a former party worker arrested on charge of assaulting a woman traffic constable in full public view in Thane and demanded strict action against him.

In a statement issued here, Yuva Sena chief Aditya Thackeray said accused Shashikant Kalgude, arrested on the charge of attacking an on-duty woman police officer on Thursday, was no longer associated with the party.

“The accused is not, anymore, an office-bearer of our party. Just because of a sticker pasted on his car, the party must not be dragged into the matter. The accused’s action is not in the course of party work or he didn’t do it in the name of the party,” Aditya Thackeray said.

The brutal assault on the woman traffic cop – whose identity has been withheld by the police – was captured on a CCTV installed nearby. Shocked people from across the state bombarded Sena leaders with tweets and messages.

The incident occurred around 11 a.m. on Thursday at the busy Nitin Chowk on the Eastern Express Highway in Thane when the 29-year-old constable noticed Kalgude, 44, talking on his mobile phone while driving.

Kalgude ignored the constable’s signal to stop and attempted to drive his sport utility vehicle past her but she jumped in front, forcing him to stop.

She demanded to see his driving licence and vehicle documents, but he allegedly abused her, came out of the SUV and slapped and punched her viciously, as stunned pedestrians and other drivers looked on.

As the constable bled profusely from her nose, a lawyer Pratik Pawar passing by on a bike tried to catch him but was also slapped and jostled in return. But Pawar held on to the accused and asked an onlooker to summon the police.

Kalgude was taken to the Naupada police station and booked for assault and use of criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of duty and molestation.

State Women’s Commission chief Chitra Wagh condemned the assault, as Thane Police decided to recommend suspension of Kalgude’s driving licence.

Congress’ leader of opposition Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil, meanwhile, condemned the assault.

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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story

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The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.

In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).

The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.

The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.

Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.

In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.

The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.

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