Ram Kadam bail plea rejected

While the magistrate court was hearing the duo’s bail applications,Kadam’s lawyer Ashok Saraogi had moved an anticipatory bail plea claiming that Kadam was not involved in the Pant Nagar case and was wrongly implicated.

On January 18,BMC ward officer Mahesh Phad was allegedly assaulted by a group of women in his office in Pant Nagar after he sanctioned demolition of an illegal structure. The women also accused Phad of molestation. Kadam was booked in the case after Phad alleged that the MLA threatened him for ordering the demolition. Phad had claimed he was attacked at the behest of Kadam.

Pant Nagar police booked Kadam for allegedly inciting an assault on Phad.

The court,however,granted Kadam interim relief till April 6.

On Monday,Kadam,who has at least six cases registered against him in the city,had also applied for anticipatory bail in another (2011) case registered with Santacruz police for allegedly abusing officers who stopped a party thrown by his friend as loud music was being played past deadline.

The court granted him anticipatory bail in the case.

Courting trouble

Santacruz police registered a case against after Kadam allegedly abused cops who stopped his friend’s party January,2011 Kadam was booked by Pant Nagar police for allegedly slapping a rationing officer during a meeting November,2009

Pant Nagar police booked Kadam and five others for coercion,assault and criminal intimidation after a 50-year-old woman and her son were allegedly beaten up at his Ghatkopar office

Kshitij Thakur meets Raj

Nalasopara MLA Kshitij Thakur,suspended from the Assembly for the next eight months,called on MNS chief Raj Thackeray at his residence in Dadar Thursday. Kshitij,accompanied by his father and former MLA Hitendra Thakur,was ensconced with Thackeray for close to an hour. He is said to have put his side of the story forth Thackeray,who had spoken out on Janaury 18 against Thakur,MNS MLA Ram Kadam and other legislators attacking assistant inspector Sachin Suryawanshi. Thakur is also said to have put in a word for the out-of-favour Kadam.