Yes, I did shoot him on my own. I don’t regret anything. “What will I do if my son is being beaten in front of the police inside the police station?” Ganpat Gaikwad questioned.
Ganpat Gaikwad, a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was detained on Saturday for allegedly shooting and wounding a Shiv Sena politician in the Thane region of Maharashtra. The leader is led by Eknath Shinde.
The Shiv Sena leader of Kalyan, Mahesh Gaikwad, was shot by BJP Kalyan MLA Ganpat Gaikwad on Friday night inside the senior inspector’s chamber of the Hill Line police station in Ulhasnagar, according to Additional Commissioner of Police Dattatrya Shinde.
The police have detained two other people in addition to Ganpat Gaikwad. According to PTI, they have been charged under sections 307 (attempt to murder) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.
Ganpat Gaikwad: Who is he?
In the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Ganpat Gaikwad is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and represents the Kalyan East constituency.
In this constituency, he has won three times in a row. He first won as an independent in 2009 and 2014, and then in 2019 he obtained a BJP ticket.
According to his 2019 assembly election affidavit, Ganpat Gaikwad has eighteen criminal offenses outstanding against him.
“What will I do if my son is being beaten?” asks Ganpat Gaikwad.
A brawl between Shinde group and BJP supporters was covered by HT in August. In response, Ganpat challenged Mahesh to a duel in Kalyan East. After that, BJP supporters under Ganpat’s leadership reached the prearranged spot. Mahesh was taken from the area, and Kolsewadi police intervention prevented any potential bloodshed.
Yes, I did shoot him on my own. I don’t regret anything. “What will I do if my son is being beaten in front of the police inside the police station?” Ganpat Gaikwad asked a news channel. He said he had fired five shots. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is allegedly “trying to create a kingdom of criminals in Maharashtra,” according to the BJP MLA.
The Shiv Sena, led by Shinde, and the BJP form a coalition that rules Maharashtra.
“The only people born in Maharashtra will be criminals if Eknath Shinde becomes chief minister.” “Today, he has turned me from a decent person into a criminal,” he declared.
Surgery is performed on Mahesh Gaikwad.
Mahesh Gaikwad, who was hurt, was sent right away to a nearby hospital before being transferred to a private clinic in Thane. Sena’s Kalyan chief, Gopal Landge, later stated that the procedure went well, according to PTI.
Other than Ganpat, the accused who have been arrested are Harshal Kene and Sandeep Saravankar. By the afternoon, all three would appear in Thane court.
In connection with the shooting of Kalyan Shiv Sena (Shinde) chairman Mahesh Gaikwad and local leader Rahul Patil inside the police station, the Hill Line police in Ulhasnagar on Saturday detained Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Ganpat Gaikwad and two of his accomplices, according to officials.The defendants have allegedly been charged under the Arms Act and Indian Penal Code section 307, which deals with attempted murder. According to officials, they were taken to the Kalwa police station for medical examinations. The Thane police’s crime division will handle the probe, they added.
According to authorities, five people have been charged in relation to the shooting incident.
Other than Ganpat, the accused who have been arrested are Harshal Kene and Sandeep Saravankar. By afternoon, all three would appear in Thane court. According to authorities, his son Vaibhav Gaikwad, who has also been charged, is evading them.According to Thane Police, Ganpath’s son Vaibhav visited the Hill Line police station on Friday with his party workers in order to lodge a complaint on a land-related issue that has been ongoing for more than a month. Mahesh, Patil, and a certain Chainu Jadhav arrived at the police station simultaneously accompanied by their followers. Later, Ganpat and his followers also visited the police station.
Mahesh and his associate were injured on Friday night when the BJP MLA opened fire on them inside the senior inspector’s chamber of the Hill Line police station in Ulhasnagar, as reported by assistant commissioner of police (ACP) Dattatreya Shinde.
Senior Inspector Anil Jagtap was present during the altercation between the Shiv Sena leader and the BJP MLA inside the police station that resulted in the incident.
They were all seated in the room of the senior police inspector. According to the ACP, the incident happened when Jagtap walked outside to deal with the mob that was making a disturbance. He said that as the two got into a fight, Ganpat and Kene opened fire on Mahesh and Patil without warning.
Five rounds wounded Mahesh as well as one of his colleagues. According to police, the Shiv Sena leader is receiving medical attention at Thane’s Jupiter Hospital after suffering serious injuries in the incident.
Speaking to the media on Saturday, Ganpat claimed that Mahesh was beating his son, which is why he fired at him. He also took aim at Eknath Shinde, the chief minister of Maharashtra, charging him with attempting to establish a “kingdom of criminals” in the region.
Devendra Fadnavis, the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, issued an order on Saturday to launch a thorough investigation into the event.
Gaikwad claimed he used the weapon because his son was being beaten at the police station in an interview with the Zee24Taas news program. He attacked Eknath Shinde, the chief minister of Maharashtra, charging him with attempting to establish a “kingdom of criminals” in the region.The Shiv Sena (Shinde) president of Kalyan, Mahesh Gaikwad, was reportedly shot by Gaikwad on Friday night inside the senior inspector’s room of the Hill Line police station in the Ulhasnagar region.
When Mahesh Gaikwad and his men arrived at the police station, the BJP legislator’s son had gone there to file a complaint regarding a land dispute, Additional Commissioner of Police Dattatrya Shinde informed PTI. Ganpat Gaikwad later made it to the police station as well.
Gaikwad is accused of firing rounds at the Sena leader inside the senior inspector’s chamber during an altercation between the MLA and the leader of the Sena, injuring both of them.
Gaikwad accused Kalyan MP and son of the chief minister Shrikant Shinde of hanging posters and taking credit for his own labor. He remarked, “I had repeatedly informed my seniors that these individuals are engaging in violence against my leaders.”
According to Ganpat Gaikwad, he purchased a land ten years prior. There were legal concerns, but the court resolved them in his favor. The Sena official was charged by the BJP leader with forcibly taking over the land.
A high-level investigation into the Ulhasnagar shooting incident between a local Shiv Sena leader and a BJP MLA was ordered by Fadnavis on Saturday, describing it as “serious.”
“I have requested that a high-level inquiry be held by the DGP (director general of police) due to the seriousness of the incident. The deputy chief minister declared, “Everyone is equal before the law, regardless of their political affiliations.”