Mumbai Beat

Advocate General C J sawant told the court that Gawli had engaged in criminal activities and to provide him police protection would send out the wrong signals. This protection could also be misued, he said.

Advocate Ramrao Adik, who appeared for Gawli, told the court that his client is a law abiding citizen and has written to the commissioner of police as well as the state of Maharashtra demanding police protection. However it was refused.

He pointed out that state government has also provided Z-plus security to Dagdu Bandu Sakpal, a Shiv Sena vibhag pramukh who had several cases registered against him. He also said city Samajwadi Party President Abu Azim Asmi was also involved in criminal activities despitewhich he has been given police protection. The advocate general however said Sakpal and Asmi had been provided security on the basis of intelligence reports that they were facing threats to their lives.

Three injured in CST tank burst

Three commuters were injured when an overhead water tank burst at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus at around 9.40 am today. The Sintex tank had burst due to mounting pressure from within and fell on an asbestos shed nearby which shattered. The pieces then fell on a building near platform No 6, which broke a portion of its concrete roof. Tiles from the roof fell on commuters, injuring three of them.

The commuters, Gracy Fernandes 32, Ambarish Karmalkar 20 and S Thakre 35, received minor injuries and have each been given Rs 500 as ex-gratia payment. Central Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Mukul Marwah said the railway will move the Consumer Court against Sintex company, which manufactured the tank.