1 min readMumbaiNov 18, 2009 05:12 PM IST
First published on: Nov 18, 2009 at 05:12 PM IST
Police on Wednesday filed a 73-page charge sheet in a local court against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Chief Raj Thackeray and 20 others for rioting and assault on North Indians appearing for a Railway Recruitment examination here last year.
The assault had taken place when MNS was agitating against what they termed as the Railway’s policy to issue advertisements in newspapers in North India to attract candidates from that region instead of giving priority to the “sons of the soil” (local people).
Copy of the charge sheet was given to each accused,including Raj through their lawyer Sayaji Nangre.
The MNS chief,standing near the witness box,said “Ha” when the Magistrate called out his name to ensure he was present in the court. Other accused said “Ji” to register their presence.
Attired in white Kurta Pyjama,Raj appeared to be calm and composed.
The charge sheet enumerated the incident that happened in October last year when candidates from North India had come to Chetna College in suburban Bandra to appear for a Railway Recruitment Examination.
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