Noted author Sampat Jadhav, others attacked with pepper spray; 5 booked

The accused even hit the gun butt on Kasbe’s head. When he tried to run away from the spot, the accused allegedly pepper sprayed Kasbe and other people, including Dr Jadhav, at the spot.

When contacted, Dr Jadhav said, “I took part in the Matang community’s meeting and expressed my views that sub-categorisation of Scheduled Caste reservations should be done through constitutional ways. After the meeting, some people hurled abuses at me. They also pepper sprayed my eyes and other people. It left me totally blank and I sat down at the spot for sometime… My eyes were irritating till the early hours of Monday. I came to know in the morning that Deepak Kasbe has filed a complaint with the police. I do not know the people involved in violence,” Jadhav told The Indian Express.

Jadhav is currently a member of the “Sahityaratna Lokshahir Annabhau Sathe Charitra Sadhane Prakashan Samiti” of Maharashtra government.

Meanwhile, police have booked the accused persons under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections 118(1) (Intentionally causing hurt or injury with dangerous weapons), 115(2), 189(4) (Unlawful assembly), 191(2) (rioting), 191(3), 351(1) (criminal intimidation) and sections of the Indian Arms Act.

Senior police inspector Yashwant Nikam said, “We have nabbed two suspects. Further investigation is on.”
Police sub inspector Shirsath, the investigation officer said, “It is learnt that the suspects were also a part of the meeting. The probe is underway.”