Overview
- Police report 50 arrests from both sides, including 36 linked to Konark Vikas Aghadi and 14 to the BJP.
- Five FIRs have been registered, comprising four cross-complaints and a separate suo motu case.
- Named in the complaints are Meet Choughule and former mayor Vilas Patil, though neither has been taken into custody, according to officials.
- The violence followed alleged stone-pelting at Vilas Patil’s bungalow and was followed by ransacking at the BJP MLA’s office, with several injuries including two police personnel.
- Officers used a lathi-charge to disperse crowds, increased patrols and evidence collection from CCTV and social media, and say the situation is under control though tensions persist.