A group of people allegedly vandalised the office of a local leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Maharashtra’s Thane district and assaulted a person, police said on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The attack took place at the office of former BJP corporator Raju Mahadik in the Ambernath (east) area on Saturday night, an official said.<\/p>\n
The official said a group of 10 to 12 people, allegedly led by one Ashutosh Karale alias Dakya (23) and Gaani Rafiq Sheikh (25), forcibly entered the office wielding swords around 10.40 pm.<\/p>\n
They allegedly vandalised the premises and assaulted Krishna Gupta (22), who works at the office, he said, adding that the attack was captured on the CCTV cameras.<\/p>\n
Based on Mr Gupta’s complaint, a case has been registered under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and the attackers have been identified, senior inspector Ramesh Patil of the Shivajinagar police station said.<\/p>\n
“The motive behind the attack appears to be a longstanding personal dispute between the BJP leader and the accused,” he said.<\/p>\n
He said a probe is underway, and teams have been formed to arrest the accused on the run.<\/p>\n
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