Former MLA’s son booked for threatening rival at gunpoint

NAVI MUMBAI: Former Alibaug MLA Madhukar Thakur's son Umesh and six to seven others have been booked for allegedly threatening a business rival at gunpoint.
As Umesh, Congress Raigad youth wing president, doesn’t have a weapon licence, Poynad police in Raigad, who are probing the case, are trying to find out whose pistol he pointed at Mangesh Thakur, a sand-mining businessman from Uran.Madhukar has a weapon licence, and police are probing if his pistol was used.
Police said the incident happened on April 14, but a complaint was filed only on Wednesday.
Madhukar’s family has sand-mining business. Police said Umesh had a fight with Mangesh, a dalit, allegedly after the latter refused to help him. “The complainant refused to lend sand to the accused, leading to a fight,” said Raigad police PRO Dharmraj Sonke.
Umesh said, “All these allegations are politically motivated. No such incident happened, no revolver was used.”
On Thursday, a complaint was lodged against Mangesh by an aide of Umesh alleging verbal abuse and threat. Police suspect the complaint has been filed as counter to the FIR lodged by him.