Mumbai: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut's brother Sunil Raut has been named as the prime accused by the police in the attack on the office of IBN-Lokmat Marathi news
channel. "Sunil Raut has been named as a wanted accused in the
complaint. He is the prime accused who allegedly instigated
the mob to vandalise the office premises of the channel
yesterday."
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Rajkumar
Vartak told PTI.
Sunil Raut had lost the state assembly elections held
in October 13 from the suburban Bhandup assembly segment.
Apart from the 17 Shiv Sainiks arrested, police is
also verifying the names of seven more party workers who were
present at the time of the attack, Vartak said.
Suspected Shiv Sena activists yesterday vandalised the
offices of the news channel in Mumbai and Pune and assaulted
staff members including journalists for carrying reports that
allegedly showed party supremo Bal Thackeray in bad light.
A local court had earlier remanded all the 17 Shiv Sena members, arrested for attacking the IBN-Lokmat Marathi news channel office, to police custody till November 23.
The 17 were produced before the Vikhroli metropolitan magistrate, which remanded them to two day police custody.
All the accused have been booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code including attempt to murder, outraging the modesty of women and assault.
The police had today sought the custody of the arrested accused in order to investigate under whose behest they were acting and who had instigated the attack.
The police has named Sunil Raut, brother of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut as a wanted and prime accused in the case.
Suspected Shiv Sena activists yesterday vandalised the offices of the Marathi news channel in Mumbai and Pune and assaulted staff members including journalists for carrying reports that allegedly showed Bal Thackeray in bad light.
PTI
First Published: Sunday, November 22, 2009, 00:16