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Nashik Court Denies Bail in Canada Corner Assault Case
A college student and his friend were allegedly attacked in Nashik.
The incident reportedly happened after the student asked a two-wheeler rider to slow down.
Police say caste-based insults and a threat to convert the student were made.
They also allege that a larger group attacked the two people with sticks.
Ajay Pramod Srivastava was arrested and described by police as the alleged main planner.
A court refused to release him on bail.
Police are also investigating a possible religious-conversion racket, but this allegation has not been established.
The court said CCTV footage presented by the defence must first be properly checked.
Additional Sessions Judge R. N. Pandhare denied bail to Ajay Pramod Srivastava on September 24.
The case concerns an alleged assault on a college student and his friend near Umiya Apartments on September 1, 2026.
Police allege that casteist slurs, a conversion threat and an attack by 15 to 20 people were involved.
Investigators described Srivastava as the alleged mastermind and are examining claims of a racket linked to religious conversions.
The court rejected reliance on home CCTV footage because it had not yet undergone forensic and technical verification.
- Who
- Ajay Pramod Srivastava is the prime accused; a college student and his friend were allegedly attacked.
- What
- A bail application was denied in a case involving alleged assault, casteist abuse and a religious-conversion threat.
- Where
- Near Umiya Apartments in the Canada Corner area of Nashik; the case was registered at Sarkarwada Police Station.
- When
- The alleged assault occurred on September 1, 2026, at about 10:50 p.m.; Srivastava was arrested on September 2, and bail was denied on September 24.
- Why
- The prosecution argued that release could lead to witness intimidation, obstruction of the investigation and interference while other accused remained at large.
Prosecution and Police
Defence
Srivastava's role
Prosecution and Police
Police told the court that Srivastava was the mastermind behind the alleged assault, even though his name was not in the initial complaint.
Defence
The defence submitted CCTV footage intended to show that Srivastava was at home rather than at the scene.
Bail and investigation
Prosecution and Police
The prosecution said release could allow intimidation of the complainant and witnesses or obstruction of the investigation.
Defence
The defence sought bail and relied on the alleged home CCTV evidence, but the court did not accept the footage at this stage because it lacked forensic and technical verification.
Conversion-racket allegation
Prosecution and Police
Police suspect Srivastava may be involved in a racket allegedly paying poor and tribal youths to convert to Christianity.
Defence
The report does not describe a specific defence response to this allegation, and the matter remains under investigation.
Key facts
- Court
- Additional Sessions Court, Nashik
- Judge
- R. N. Pandhare
- Prime accused
- Ajay Pramod Srivastava
- Alleged group size
- Approximately 15 to 20 people
- Legal provisions
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
- Investigation status
- Other accused are being sought, witness statements remain to be recorded, and the alleged conversion-racket angle is under investigation.
- Defence evidence
- A pen drive containing CCTV footage from Srivastava's home; the court said it had not been forensically or technically verified.
Sources
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