Thane: Case Registered Against Developer and Accomplice for Threatening Shiv Sena Workers
Thane, 4th April 2023: Shiv Sena MLA and his supporters were threatened with guns during a protest staged at Indian Smelting (Birla) company entrance in Thane. The protest was led by Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik, who demanded jobs for locals of the Lokmanyanagar area and housing for Thane workers similar to mill workers in Mumbai.
After the protest, it has been alleged that developer Gopal Narang and two other individuals, including Dhananjay Singh, threatened the protesters with guns. However, none of them has been arrested yet.
The construction of a building is underway by developer Gopal Narang on the site of Indian Smelting (Birla) in Lokmanyanagar area of Thane. On Saturday, 50 to 60 Shiv Sainiks, led by Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik, protested to demand that the locals get jobs here and that Thane workers should get houses on the lines of mill workers in Mumbai. Shiv Sainiks protested against developer Narang by raising slogans.
Santosh Dhamale has filed a complaint at Vartaknagar Police Station. It has been alleged that when the Shiv Sainiks were leaving the protest, Dhananjay Singh and an unknown person aged between 30 and 35 years, who was with him, abused the Shiv Sainiks at the behest of developer Gopal Narang. When he went to explain to him, the stranger who was with him rushed and abused him. Also, Dhananjay Singh took out his gun and threatened the Shiv Sainiks. Dhamale has alleged in the complaint that he threatened me “Gopal Narang ne bola hai, idhar koi dikhe to uske goli marna”. Based on that, police have registered a case against Dhananjay Singh along with developer Gopal Narang.
