Maharashtra civic polls: Shots fired at BJP candidate Pawan Walekar’s office in Ambernath

THANE: A shocking firing incidental was reported astatine the bureau of BJP campaigner Pawan Walekar successful Ambernath, conscionable 3 days earlier the Ambernath Municipal Corporation elections, triggering panic and intensifying governmental tensions successful the area.The incidental occurred astatine astir 12.15 americium connected Wednesday successful the Navin Bhendi Pada country of Ambernath West. According to the police, Walekar was contiguous astatine his bureau on with enactment workers erstwhile 2 unidentified persons arrived connected a two-wheeler, wearing helmets, and opened occurrence astatine the office. At slightest 4 to six rounds were fired, with bullets hitting the office’s solid windows.During the attack, 1 idiosyncratic from bureau attempted to halt the assailants but sustained a slug wounded to his finger.

The full incidental was captured connected CCTV cameras installed astatine the office. The attackers fled the spot instantly aft the firing.Police person registered a lawsuit against chartless persons and said that preliminary investigations suggest the firing was intended to make fearfulness and intimidation. Teams from the Ambernath and Badlapur constabulary stations, on with the Crime Branch, person been deployed to hint the accused.

The incidental has raised superior information concerns, peculiarly arsenic a nationalist gathering of the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is scheduled successful Ambernath aboriginal today. Following the incident, BJP workers and office-bearers gathered extracurricular the Ambernath constabulary station, suspecting the engagement of rival governmental campaigner and demanding strict enactment against those responsible.The firing has formed a shadiness implicit the predetermination process and created an ambiance of fearfulness successful the locality.