Amid protests,Chavan visits Maval victims

As the CM reached the hospital,a large number of local BJP workers wearing black arm bands shouted anti-Congress-NCP slogans outside the hospital. Additional Superintendent of Police Meghsham Malegaonkar said,“As the protesters were proving to be an obstacle for the security arrangements of the CM,some of them,including the local MLA Sanjay Bhegde,were detained and were sent to Talegaon Dabhade police station. They were not arrested.”

Next,Chavan visited the spot of the incident,causing a 15-minute traffic jam on the expressway. The Chief Minister later visited the family of Kantabai Ankush Thakar (40),who died of a bullet injury,in Yelse village. He then visited Sadavali,the village of Sham Tupe,who was in his early 20s. At both the places,Chavan faced the wrath of family members. At Sadavali,an elderly relative of Tupe shouted at Chavan saying,“Why don’t you shoot us too…”

At Shivane village,the CM met the family of Moreshwar Sathe (40),the third victim. Cousin Kisan Sathe said,“We put forward our demands and told him that some compensation in money will not do. What about the future of the family? At least the expenses of education his children must be borne by the government and jobs guaranteed… We also demanded that SP Sandeep Karnik be suspended till all facts come to the fore.”