Maharashtra Navnirman Sena activist dies in mishap

Wardha: A Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) activist Mangesh Tipale died and six others were injured when the SUV they were travelling in dashed a truck from behind near Seloo, 14km from Wardha, on Wednesday. The accident took place at around 9.30pm. Tipale (27) died before reaching Sewagram Hospital.
Among the six injured are MNS district unit vice-president Mahendra Mahure (35) and naib tehsildar SS Deshmukh (50) of Seloo.Both Mahure and Deshmukh have been admitted to a hospital in Nagpur. Four other injured persons have been admitted to Sewagram Hospital.
Truck driver Anil Thakur (37) registered a complaint with Seloo police that the Scorpio dashed his truck from behind.
BSP protest statue beheading issue
Wardha: District unit of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) organized a march to protest the Mayawati statute beheading issue on Thursday. Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and BSP supremo Mayawati's statue was beheaded by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena activists in Lucknow. In Wardha, the BSP activists held a procession and disrupted traffic for hours near BSP office on Sewagram road.