Shiv Sena Pune Chief Among 5 Arrested for Attack on Rebel MLA Uday Samant's Car

Uday Samant is among the 40 Sena MLAs who support Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

Police have arrested Shiv Sena's Pune city unit president and four others in connection with the alleged attack on the party's rebel MLA and former Maharashtra minister Uday Samant's car in Pune, an official said on Wednesday, 3 August.

A group of unidentified persons had attacked Samant's car at a signal in Katraj area of the city around 9 pm on Tuesday, 2 August. A video of a mob trying to surround Samant's vehicle and shouting slogans circulated on social media.

A case had been registered against over 15 persons under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including attempt to murder, at the Bharti Vidyapeeth police station late Tuesday night.

काल मा.मुख्यमंत्री एकनाथ शिंदे साहेबांच्या पुणे दौऱ्यात असताना माझ्यावर काही व्यक्तींकडून भ्याड हल्ला करण्यात आला. वैचारिक मतभेत असू शकतात मात्र,अशाप्रकारे हल्ले करणे ही महाराष्ट्राची राजकीय संस्कृती-संस्कार नाही.अशा भ्याड हल्ल्याला मी भीक घालत नाही आणि मी थांबणार ही नाही.

— Uday Samant (@samant_uday) August 3, 2022