29 protesters at Aarey site arrested, sent to judicial custody for 14 days

Mumbai | Sunday | 6th October, 2019

Summary:

The police have arrested 29 protesters, including six women, for creating a ruckus at the Metro-3 carshed site in Aarey Colony on Friday night and detained over 200 people on Saturday. All the arrested have been remanded in judicial custody. The 29 individuals, mostly college students, have been booked for charges including causing hurt and assaulting a public servant. They were produced in a Borlivali court that sent them to jail for two weeks. Among the detained were NCP legislator Jitendra Awhad, Shiv Sena leader Priyanka Chaturvedi and former mayor Shubha Raul..