NASHIK, Oct 17: Over one hundred tribals damaged a church and assaulted those who had converted to Christianity at Kathre-Sadarpada village in Peth taluka on Friday.According to a complaint filed at the Peth police station by one Kushan Tulshiram Bosare (31), a converted Christian who refused to participate in the traditional tribal festival, `Mavlya Bahulya', a mob of over 100 tribals damaged the structure with axes, spades and sickles. The mob also attacked the converted tribals, injuring some of them. The police have registered an offence against Gopal Mahadu Jadhav who led the assault. The damage to the structure is estimated at Rs 3,200. However, the incident has indicated the growing aggression against Christian missionaries who are active in the Bodhi, Sadarpada and Bhuvan areas of Peth taluka.CMO arrested: The Chief Medical Officer of the Nashik Municipal Corporation, Dr Dhandrakant Paled, was arrested on Friday evening for accepting a bribe from a municipal employee.The employee, RajendraBingadia, working as a driver in the civic health department had been transferred from Panchvati division to Nashik Road division. He approached Dr Paled, who demanded Rs 2,000 to stall the transfer. Rajendra informed the Anti-Corruption Bureau, which laid a trap and caught Dr Paled accepting the bribe.
