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A information defender was injured aft unidentified assailants allegedly opened occurrence astatine the bureau of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) campaigner contesting the upcoming section assemblage polls successful Maharashtra’s Thane territory astir midnight connected Wednesday (December 17, 2025), constabulary said.
The incidental took spot successful the Ambernath country and was captured connected CCTV cameras installed extracurricular the bureau of Pawan Walekar, who is the BJP campaigner for the Ambernath Municipal Council polls scheduled connected December 20.
Security has been stepped up successful the area, particularly successful presumption of a nationalist gathering scheduled to beryllium addressed by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis successful Ambernath connected Wednesday (December 17) evening, the constabulary said.
At astir midnight, 2 unidentified persons arrived connected a motorcycle and allegedly fired 3 to 4 rounds astatine Mr. Walekar's nationalist relations office, located successful a densely populated country of Ambernath, an authoritative said.
Hearing the gunshots, the bureau information guards rushed out, pursuing which the attackers allegedly fired successful their absorption arsenic well.
"A information defender deployed astatine the bureau sustained injuries during the firing and is undergoing treatment," an authoritative from Ambernath constabulary presumption said.
"Based connected CCTV footage and different method inputs, teams person been formed to hint and apprehend the accused. A lawsuit has been registered against the unidentified persons nether applicable sections of the law," the authoritative added.
Soon aft the incident, respective BJP workers gathered astatine the Ambernath constabulary station, demanding the contiguous apprehension of the culprits and strict action.
Former BJP MLA Narendra Pawar alleged that contempt informing the constabulary astir the suspected individuals involved, due enactment was delayed.
BJP workers staged a sit-in protestation extracurricular the constabulary presumption implicit the issue.
"The probe is underway and nary 1 progressive volition beryllium spared. We are verifying each leads and allegations," the constabulary authoritative said.
