Kin of Shiv Sena’s Ravindra Waikar booked for carrying phone to Lok Sabha vote counting centre
Eknath Shinde's Ravindra Waikar defeated Uddhav Thackeray's Amol Kirtikar by just 48 votes in Mumbai North-West constituency.
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Shiv Sena leader Ravindra Waikar. (File Photo)The Mumbai police have booked a relative of Shiv Sena’s Ravindra Waikar, who won from Mumbai North-West constituency, for taking mobile phone to the counting station on the day of the Lok Sabha vote counting on June 4.
The police on Wednesday also booked a polling staff, Dinesh Gurav, for allowing Pandirkar to take mobile phone to the counting station at Nesco ground in Goregaon East, said R Rajbhar, senior inspector of Vanrai police station.
The constituency witnessed a close fight between both Shiv Sena factions – Eknath Shinde’s Ravindra Waikar and Uddhav Thackeray’s Amol Kirtikar. After the final result Waikar was declared winner by just 48 votes.
According to the police, a case has been registered against Waikar’s relative M Pandilkar who was also a representative of Independent candidate Lata Shinde based on the complaint of Bharat Jan Aadhaar Party worker lodged at the Vanrai police station.
Inquiry revealed that Pandilkar had no permission to take his mobile phone to the counting station.
“The case has been registered under relevant sections of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and sections 188 and 34 of Indian Penal Code,” said Rajbhar.
The police have collected CCTV footage of the centre.
“We are conducting further investigation in the matter and no one has been arrested yet,” the officer added.
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