Bengaluru police detain Shiv Sena leader sent to meet Shinde

June 24, 2022 10:40

Update from Guwahati: Police detain Sanjay Bhosale, deputy district chief of Shiv Sena from Maharashtra's Satara, who was present near Radisson Blu hotel. He has been sent to urge party MLAs lodged at the hotel to return to Maharashtra. "This is a sensitive area. Action will be taken as per law," say police. The message he is carrying asks Eknath Shinde to return to Matoshree, the family home of the Thackerays. In other words, to get back on board as an MLA aligned with a Shiv Sena led by Uddhav Thackeray.

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