The Maharashtra government employee accused of attacking a Marathi-speaking family at Kalyan in Thane district surrendered before police on Friday, a senior officer said.
Akhilesh Shukla (48), an employee of the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC), his wife Geeta (45) and others have been named in an FIR related to the alleged attack on the family, their neighbour, on December 18 after an argument.
“Marathi people are beggars, they eat chicken and make it dirty” -Akhilesh Shukla
A North Indian neighbor Akhilesh Shukla and his goons have beaten Abhijit Deshmukh,
This incident took place in Ajmera Society in Yogidham area of Kalyan#Marathi #NorthIndian#Mumbai pic.twitter.com/aTJwCROJTX
— Milind Sagare (@MilindSagare1) December 19, 2024
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Kalyan
Akhilesh Shukla, the absconding accused in the Kalyan Marathi family assault case, is in police custody
He is surrendered to the police after posting a video on social media,#Kalyan#AbhijitDeshmukh #AkhileshShukla#MarathiFamily #Mumbai https://t.co/q9FvX62bwx pic.twitter.com/o3Y8ix8zhw
— Milind Sagare (@MilindSagare1) December 20, 2024
Akhilesh Shukla surrendered before the Khadakpada police, senior inspector Aamarnath Waghmode said.
“We will trace the other accused,” said the police.
Meanwhile, before surrendering, Shukla posted a video on social media in which he claimed his wife was beaten up by family members of the victims.
कल्याण येथील मारहाण घटनेतील दोषींवर कडक कारवाई केली जाईल. मुंबई आणि महाराष्ट्र हा मराठी माणसाचा होता, आहे आणि राहिल— मुख्यमंत्री @Dev_Fadnavis#विधानपरिषद#हिवाळीअधिवेशन२०२४#Wintersession2024#WinterAssemblySesssion2024 pic.twitter.com/OGuT0PEsiA
— MAHARASHTRA DGIPR (@MahaDGIPR) December 20, 2024
The police have registered a case against Shukla and his wife Geeta (45) under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections 74 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 115 (voluntarily causing hurt), 351(3) (criminal intimidation), 189 (2) (3) and (5) (unlawful assembly) and others.
According to police, the attack took place around 8.45 pm on December 18, and the accused as well as the victims live on the same floor of a building in Kalyan.
As per the FIR, the victim saw Shukla quarrelling with one of their neighbours over lighting of an incense stick. The victim asked Shukla to maintain peace and not to abuse and insult the entire Marathi-speaking community.
The accused couple got angry on hearing this and beat up the victim and his wife with the help of eight to ten others. They attacked the male victim using some sharp weapon, iron rod, pipes and wooden sticks, and inflicted wounds on his arms, legs and face. The accused also molested his wife and threatened the couple, it added.
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