Key Points
Maharashtra BJP MLA Ganpat Gaikwad, who shot Shiv Sena leader Mahesh Gaikwad, put the blame for the incident on Chief Minister Eknath Shinde..
Talking to a news channel over the phone before his arrest on Friday, Ganpat Gaikwad said Eknath Shinde "made me a criminal"...
In the audio clip of the telephonic conversation circulated after the incident, the BJP MLA from Kalyan East Ganpat said, "My son was manhandled at the police station and my land was forcibly taken from me..
The MLA said his son had gone to the police station in Ulhasnagar to lodge a complaint concerning the land.. Thane Additional Police Commissioner Datta Shinde said Ganpat Gaikwad, his son and Mahesh Gaikwad, along with a few others had gone to the police station..
He says, "...(BJP) MLA Ganpat Gaikwad shot Mahesh Gaikwad (Shiv Sena Shinde Faction leader) and Rahul Patil..
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