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NASHIK, Sept 1: A police inspector with the Chhavni police station in Malegaon has been transferred to Peth following repeated complaints and a rasta roko8217; by Shiv Sena workers on Sunday.
Additional Superintendent of Police, Shantaram Waghmare, told The Indian Express there were too many complaints against Inspector V K More for his arrogant behaviour. On one occasion, a scribe, Nagesh More, even went on a hunger strike in protest and complained to Guardian Minister Babanrao Gholap.
On Sunday, More arrested Dattatrya Mistry, brother of former Sena corporator Rama Mistry, as a preventive measure. When local Sena leaders approached the police officer, he allegedly insulted them. The Sainiks then blocked traffic on Mosam bridge, demanding More8217;s transfer.
Waghmare said the rasta roko and a complaint to Chief Minister Manohar Joshi, who was in Malegaon on Sunday, was the last straw in More8217;s case. 8220;He was going to be transferred anyway,8221; he added.
congress stir: THE city unit of the Congresswill stage an indefinite dharna in front of its Ganesh pandal from tomorrow, to protest against the removal of cartoons of Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party BJP leaders by the police on Monday. The party8217;s city unit president and former member of Parliament, Murlidhar Mane, told The Indian Express that attempts are also being made to urge other Ganesh mandals in the city to join the protest.
