Palghar lynching: BJP MLA Kadam detained ahead of protest march
Mumbai: BJP MLA Ram Kadam and his supporters were detained in Mumbai on Wednesday when they were planning to take out a march to Palghar over their demand for a CBI probe into the lynching of three persons there in April this year, a police official said.
The Maharashtra Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is at present conducting an investigation into the case.
With placards and banners in their hands, Kadam's supporters were planning to travel to neighboring Palghar to light diyas at the place where two monks and their driver were lynched by a mob in April and seek a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the incident.
However, before Kadam and his supporters could start their 'Jan Aakrosh yatra', the police reached near the MLA's residence in suburban Khar and he was detained, a senior police official said.
"We have detained MLA Kadam and his supporters and brought them to Khar police station," the official said.
Palghar Superintendent of Police Dattatreya Shinde said the Kasa police in the district had earlier served a prohibitory notice to Kadam, but despite that he and his supporters tried to go ahead with the yatra, hence they were detained in Mumbai.
Their visit could give rise to law and order issues and disturb the peace, hence the notice was issued, he said.
On April 16, two monks and their driver, who were heading towards Surat from Mumbai in a car, were beaten to death by a mob in Palghar's Gadchinchlale village on suspicion that they were child-lifters.
Over 180 people have so far been arrested and 11 juveniles detained in connection with the incident, according to police.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
