Mumbai: Thane municipal commissioner attacked during anti-encroachment drive

Thane Municipal Corporation Assistant Commissioner Kalpita Pimple was attacked with a sharp weapon by a peddler at Ghodbunder on Monday attacked during an anti-encroachment drive. Two-fingers of Pimple was cut off in the attack. The accused identified as Amarjit Yadav was arrested later.

Mumbai: In a shocking incident, Thane Municipal Corporation Assistant Commissioner Kalpita Pimple was attacked with a sharp weapon by a peddler at Ghodbunder on Monday attacked during an anti-encroachment drive. Two-fingers of Pimple was cut off in the attack. Her security guard was also attacked and one of his fingers was cut off. The accused identified as Amarjit Yadav was arrested later. A case has been registered in Kasarvadavali police station.

I will continue my work after recovering, said Kalpita Pimple. "We are not afraid of such attacks," said Pimple.

A crackdown on unauthorized constructions and peddlers was going in the area yesterday when the attack occurred. Police immediately reached the spot after the attack on Assistant Commissioner Pimple and took control of the situation.

The video recording showed that Yadav was threatening the police and people who gathered around. Pimple was admitted to a private hospital.

Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Ashish Shelar took to Twitter to slam the government over the attack. "An annoying incident took place in Thane today when a peddler broke three fingers by attacking Thane Municipal Corporation Assistant Commissioner Kalpita Pimple. Is there a rule of law in the state? Is there a thing called government left? Maharashtra has never had such a mess of law and order!" Shelar tweeted in Hindi.