Jaydeep Apte, sculptor of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Statue, has been sent to police custody till September 10 by the magistrate court on Thursday.
Following the arrest of Jaydeep Apte, the sculptor of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue, Maharahstra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday said that everyone is equal before the law and Apte will now be investigated.
The police officials have arrested sculptor Jaydeep Apte in connection with the collapse of the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, said officials of Sindhudurg Police.
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan criticised the Mahayuti government on Monday over the collapse of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue in Sindhudurg and blamedthat administration put pressure to complete the statue within three months because Prime M
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday condemned the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue in Sindhudurg and urged the opposition to stop doing politics over the incident.
A 35-foot-tall statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Sindhudurg district collapsed on August 26. It had been unveiled on December 4 last year as part of Navy Day celebrations, which were held in Sindhudurg for the first time.
Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held separate protests in Maharashtra's Mumbai on Sunday in connection with the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue.
Maharashtra Deputy CM on Friday lambasted opposition for its "pettiness" over the collapse of the Shivaji statue at Sindhudurg after Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologised to the people of Maharashtra who were hurt by the collapse.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor alleged that the collapse of the Shivaji statue in Maharashtra is a "poor reflection of the government's commitment to serious results."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he bow his head and apologise to the people of Maharashtra who were hurt by the collapse of the Shivaji statue at Sindhudurg.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar visited the incident site in Malvan where the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue collapsed on August 26.
Chetan Patil, the structural consultant of the Shivaji Maharaj statue that collapsed in the Malvan area of Sindhudurg, has been arrested from Kolhapur, said senior officials of Kolhapur Police.