Former BJP corporator & 3 others booked under Atrocities Act
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Former BJP corporator & 3 others booked under Atrocities Act

Hindustan Times  

PUNE: The Sahakarnagar police Wednesday booked former Bhartiya Janata Party corporator Rajendra Yashwant Shilimkar and three others in connection with assault and atrocities towards scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, officials said. According to Chetan Aarde, a member of the Matang community, he was barred from entering the premises and subjected to physical assault and derogatory remarks due to his caste during a Rudrabhishek ceremony held at the Shankar Maharaj Math, Satara Road, on June 20 that had union minister of state for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol in attendance. When Aarde tried to enter the math for darshan, he was allegedly barred from entering by Rajendra Shilimkar and other BJP workers. Taking cognisance of the same, the Sahakarnagar police Wednesday filed an FIR against Rajendra Shilimkar and others under sections 323, 504, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code as well as sections 3, 3 and 3 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act 1989.

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