Speaking to reporters in Nagpur, Bawankule suggested that Sapkal be admitted into a mental hospital, highlighting the presence of a "creature" in his mind.
Pune City Police have registered a case against Harshwardhan Sapkal, the Maharashtra Congress State President, following a complaint by Dhiraj Ghate, Pune BJP City President, for allegedly making objectionable remarks about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and comparing him with Tipu Sultan.
Pune City Police on Tuesday detected two suspected Bangladeshi women during a massive combing operation conducted in the Budhwar Peth red-light area, as part of a drive against illegal activities and unlawful practices, officials said on Wednesday.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said that his mother was "seriously injured" in an alleged hit-and-run incident in Maharashtra's Pune and will be undergoing surgery.
Two Pune Police officers who were earlier suspended for alleged negligence in their duty in the high-profile Porsche crash case have been dismissed from service, said a senior Pune police official on Wednesday.
Tejwani's name had surfaced earlier in the probe, as she held the power of attorney for the said government land, to be sold to Amadea Enterprises LLP, a partnership firm in which Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's son, Parth Pawar, is a partner, along with one Digvijay Patil.
DCP Sambhaji Kadam, Zone 3 Pune City Police, said that, "At least six people were killed after a container truck lost control and rammed into multiple vehicles" near Navale Bridge on the Pune-Bengaluru Highway.
According to the Pune City Police, the FIR has been filed under provisions of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Rules, 1959, for allegedly violating restrictions applicable to protected monuments.
In a major crackdown on illegal immigration and human trafficking, the Pune City Police arrested five Bangladeshi women from the Budhwar Peth red-light area in Pune.
In a joint operation carried out by the Army Intelligence Unit (5 Det SCIB) and the Anti-Narcotic Cell-1 of Pune City Police, two civilians were apprehended for possession of narcotic substances, an official said.