Mumbai: Ex-Army officer threatened and assaulted by Shiv Sena goons

The controversy over the incident the place a veteran of the Indian Navy was attacked by Shiv Sena goons in September this 12 months had not but died down that one other related incident has come to the fore from Maharashtra. A grievance has been filed by an ax-Army officer in Mumbai’s Wadala space, accusing an influential Shiv Sena corporator of threatening him with life and conspiring to commit aggravated assault on him. He has additionally alleged inaction by Mumbai police authorities.
The ex-army officer named Sujit Apte has filed a writ petition within the Bombay High Court after the Mumbai police refused to file an FIR towards the Shiv Sena corporator Amey Ghole. The distraught ex-Army officer, talking to OpIndia, reveals how he was compelled to knock the doorways of the Bombay High courtroom after Mumbai police remained nonchalant and unsympathetic in the direction of the transgressions dedicated in the direction of him by highly effective and weighty politicians and their goons.
Sujit Apte mentions in his writ petition submitted within the Bombay HC that Mumbai police, pressurized by native politicians, have did not take applicable motion in his case and he feels his and his household life is beneath risk. He has subsequently sought the Bombay HC’s intervention within the case.
The Writ Petition filed by Sujit Apte in Bombay HCFor the unversed, Amey Ghole is an influential Shiv Sena member and an in depth support of Maharashtra CM’s son and the state Tourism and Environment minister Aaditya Thackeray. He additionally holds vital posts like that of the treasurer of the Yuva Sena and the well being committee chief of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
Divulging the main points of the case, the previous military officer Sujit Apte advised OpIndia that all the concern revolved round an unlawful Sai Baba Mandir construction constructed on the footpath abutting his property.
As advised by Apte, the issue began after the unlawful development was demolished by the Municipal authorities. The demolished temple was near a slum space and was used for all types of illicit actions by the anti-social components of the neighborhood backed by the native highly effective individuals who claimed to be leaders. They use to sit down contained in the unlawful premises and freely devour alcohol and smoke medicine, with out fearing any motion from authorities.
It is pertinent to notice right here that complying with 2017 Bombay HC determination, which ordered that any unlawful construction constructed on the footpath wanted to be razed, the Sai Baba Mandir construction in Wadala was demolished as soon as beforehand, however localities with the assistance of the municipal company had re-erected the temple.
Before the state went into lockdown to test the unfold of coronavirus, BMC had as soon as once more issued a demolition discover to the temple belief. However, due to the lockdown, the demolition course of was stalled. During the lockdown, the temple turned a hub for all types of illicit actions. The locals from the close by slum used to sit down there and devour alcohol and smoke medicine, Apte knowledgeable. Owing to all this, Apte together with different native residents filed a PIL and based mostly on it, the court-ordered BMC to instantly seal the temple premises till the lockdown was in place and as soon as the lockdown was lifted BMC was instructed to instantly demolish the construction.
Since BMC didn’t adjust to the courtroom orders to seal the property, one other resident filed a contempt petition towards the civic physique. The contempt plea was heard by the Chief Justice of Bombay HC who ordered BMC to instantly demolish the unlawful construction and submit a report concerning the identical to the courtroom by December 15. Based on the HC order’s the Municipal company demolished the construction on December 11, 2020.
After the construction was demolished, the Shiv Sena corporator Amey Ghole got here to Sujit Apte’s home on December 13, 2020. He was accompanied by one other junior engineer, named Gulekar and different native goons. Holding Apte answerable for the demolition of the construction, the Shiv Sena goons threatened him with life. Ghole rebuked Apte by saying: “Aapke vajah see humara mandir toota hain, yeh mandir humare voters ka mandir tha. Woh usse kisi bhi kaam ke liye istamaal karen tum kaun hote ho kuch bolne wale”, roughly translated as “It is because of you that our temple has been demolished. That temple belonged to our voters. They could have used it to do whatever they wished to. Who are you to interfere”.
Ghole continued to threaten Apte by saying: “now my voters would sit on the footpath abutting your property and do charas and ganja or whatever they want”. Ghole ordered Apte to take away all the safety put in on his property newest by December 16, as they’d start the re-erection of the Sai Baba Temple from that day. The Shiv Sena corporator additional threatened Apte of dire penalties if he tried to impede the re-erection work.
‘Dekhe kaun rokta hain humme’, bragged the Shiv Sena corporator
Apte right here wonders how on a Sunday, the Shiv Sena corporator managed to get BMC officers to accompany him. “Sunday ko kausa BMC offical kaam karta hain” (which BMC official works on a Sunday, questioned Apte.
After threatening the ex-Army officer, Shiv Sena chief purposely requested all his goons who had accompanied him to Apte’s home to sit down there and drink, smoke or do no matter they wished to do. “Dekhe kaun rokta hain humme” (Let’s see who can cease us), cried out Amey Ghole.
Meanwhile, Sujit Apte’s councillor Dhrutiman Joshi advised OpIndia that after the Shiv Sena goons left, the previous Army officer approached the native police station with a grievance towards the Shiv Sena corporator and his goons. He talked about within the police grievance that Amey Ghole had threatened him with life. Sujit Apte additionally submitted CCTV footage as proof to validate his claims. However, his grievance went unheard.
Thereafter on the intervening night time of December 17 and 18, one of many goons who had accompanied the Shiv Sena corporator to Apte’s home on December 13, trespassed Apte’s property. The masked goon was carrying an iron rod with him. He threatened Apte’s safety guard and broke all of the CCTV cameras within the advanced. The goon was about to interrupt into Apte’s home when police reached the spot and he fled.
Mumbai police refuses to file and FIR towards the Shiv Sena corporator
Sujit Apte rushed to the Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Marg police station to lodge a grievance towards Amey Ghole and his goons, however the officer in cost refused to file an FIR towards Ghole. The officer advised Apte that since he was not harmed bodily, an FIR can’t be filed within the case. Instead, the officer registered an NC on the title of Apte’s safety guard who was threatened by the goon.
The Writ petition filed by Sujit Apte in Bombay HC
For the unversed, an NC grievance is taken for non cognizable circumstances. In such circumstances the police officer could obtain a grievance and register it, however can’t examine and not using a Justice of the Peace’s order, or make arrests and not using a warrant. He can’t even file an FIR with out judicial permission. Such offenses are usually small in magnitude, involving public nuisance, mischief, minor fraud and so forth.
Apte revealed that he stored going again to the PS and insisted on them registering an FIR towards the Shiv Sena corporator who he stated was the mastermind behind all the transgression. Apte revealed that additionally he submitted CCTV footage as proof of how Ghole had led all the conspiracy towards him however police, beneath the stress of native politicians did not take any motion towards Ghole.
Copy of Sujit Apte’s letter to RAK PS
Copy of Sujit Apte’s letter to RAK PS
Persistent on getting Ghole to pay for his wrongdoings, Apte wrote to senior officers. Finally on December 20, 2020, police did register an FIR however not towards Amey Ghole however some Jagdish Shinde, who was additionally granted bail minutes after the FIR was registered, revealed Dhrutiman Joshi to OpIndia.
The Writ petition filed by Sujit Apte in Bombay HC
Authorities discouraged the previous military officer to lift voice towards Amey Ghole
In the writ petition submitted to Bombay HC, the petitioner- Sujit Apte wrote that when he approached the joint municipal commissioner- Narendra Ramkrishna Barde to debate the problem, the latter requested him to not indulge with Amey Ghole. The joint municipal commissioner made Apte hear audio name recording the place Ghole was heard overtly threatening Apte within the presence of the commissioner.
It is vital to notice right here that within the writ petition Respondent No.8 refers to joint municipal commissioner- Narendra Ramkrishna Barde and Respondent No.5 is Amey Ghole, the Shiv Sena corporator.
The Writ petition filed by Sujit Apte in Bombay HC
Ghole is extraordinarily influential and has a stronghold over native authorities in his jurisdiction as he was not solely an area corporator of the ruling occasion within the Municipal but in addition a number one associate within the Maharashtra alliance authorities. This was most likely why he didn’t worry the regulation and had no respect for a similar, opined Apte.
In these circumstances, Sujit Apte was left with no choice however to strategy the Bombay High Court by means of a writ petition beneath Article 226 of the structure of India by which the petitioner has urged the courtroom to direct the police to register an FIR towards the Shiv Sena corporator Amey Ghole, the junior engineer Ghulekar and Wagmare beneath IPC sections 120(B), 34, 425, 426, 441, 442, 445, 446, 447, 448, 450, 451, 452, 455, 456, 457, 458, 504, 506 and part 110 and 117 of Bombay Police Act.
The Writ petition filed by Sujit Apte in Bombay HC
Secondly, Apte requested {that a} district committee is constituted to listen to the grievances of ex-servicemen and beneath whose supervision such circumstances might be investigated.
The Bombay HC is scheduled to listen to the case on January 13, 2021.
Maha authorities harassing residents for his or her opinions and social media criticism
This is simply one of many many situations the place Shiv Sena goons have misused their occasion’s energy and place to ill-treat widespread residents within the state. Earlier, it was reported how a Navy veteran was brutally attacked by Shiv Sena goons for a satirical WhatsApp ahead mocking Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar and Sonia Gandhi. CCTV footage of the incident had surfaced the place the veteran might be seen being attacked by a bunch of goons. In December 2019, Sena goons had assaulted and shaved the pinnacle of a Wadala resident for criticising Uddhav Thackeray.
Recently, the Shiv Sena-controlled BMC had ordered the demolition of Kangana Ranaut’s workplace in Mumbai after her latest spat with the federal government within the state. Social media customers like Sameet Thakkar and Sunaina Holey have additionally been harassed by the Maharashtra authorities.