Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Police Book BJP Councillors in Ambernath Clash After MNS FIR
In a town called Ambernath, two groups of grown-ups got into a big fight.
One group is called MNS and the other is called BJP.
After the fight, the police first wrote down a complaint about the MNS leaders.
Then a man named Suhas Ghag, who helps get rid of bugs, said the other group hurt him too.
He said he was driving hurt people to the police station when a crowd stopped him.
He said some BJP leaders and their friends hit him with an iron rod and broke his car windows.
The police listened to him and wrote down another complaint about the BJP leaders.
Now the police are looking into what happened.
Nobody has been arrested yet.
The police are trying to figure out who started the fight and who did what.
Police registered a case against at least two BJP councillors and others following a violent clash between MNS and BJP activists in Ambernath, Thane district.
The cross complaint was lodged by Suhas Ghag, a pest control businessman, who alleged he was attacked outside Shivajinagar police station around 12:15 am on August 12.
Ghag claimed BJP corporators Abhijit Karanjule and Pawan Walekar, along with five identified and several unidentified persons, attacked him.
He said he was struck with an iron rod on his head and right hand, kicked and punched, and his vehicle was damaged with flower pots and broken windows.
Earlier, police had registered a case against MNS leaders following the incident; no arrests have been made so far.
- Who
- Suhas Ghag (complainant), BJP councillors Abhijit Karanjule and Pawan Walekar, MNS and BJP activists, and Thane police
- What
- Police registered a cross complaint against BJP councillors and others following a violent clash between MNS and BJP activists
- When
- Incident on the night of August 11 and early August 12; FIR reported on August 16
- Where
- Ambernath area of Thane district, outside Shivajinagar police station
- Why
- Ghag alleged he was attacked and his vehicle damaged by the accused group
MNS Activists' Perspective
BJP Activists' Perspective
Who initiated the clash
MNS Activists' Perspective
MNS leaders were initially booked by police following the incident, suggesting they were seen as the aggressors.
BJP Activists' Perspective
BJP councillors and others are now accused in a cross complaint of attacking the complainant, indicating they may have retaliated or escalated.
- Complainant
- Suhas Ghag, pest control businessman
- Accused
- BJP councillors Abhijit Karanjule and Pawan Walekar, five identified and several unidentified persons
- Incident Date
- Night of August 11, altercation; attack around 12:15 am on August 12
- Location
- Ambernath, Thane district, outside Shivajinagar police station
- Injuries
- Struck with iron rod on head and right hand, kicked and punched
- Vehicle Damage
- Flower pots thrown and windows broken
- Legal Basis
- Sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita
- Arrests
- None so far