Vaibhav Naik

The stage is set for a four-pronged fight in Airoli constituency. Shiv Sena got a jolt with the resignation of disgruntled youth leader Vaibhav Naik, who joined BJP. Vaibhav is likely to eat into Sena’s vote bank and that will help sitting MLA Sandeep Naik the most, according to political pundits.

BJP leaders from Sindhudurg have demanded action against Shiv Sena’s Kudal MLA Vaibhav Naik who had allegedly pushed a police inspector during the Jan Ashirwad Yatra of Union minister Narayan Rane. BJP leaders asked for action after a video of the incident surfaced recently.

A judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) at Mapusa on Wednesday extended by four days the remand of suspended police sub-inspector Vaibhav Naik.

PSI Vaibhav Naik, who was arrested by the Calangute police for allegedly giving fake notes to three persons to be used in casinos was placed under suspension on Monday.

PSI Vaibhav Naik, who was arrested by the Calangute police for his alleged involvement in a fake currency scam, is suspected to be involved in at least five other cases in which fake notes of Rs 1000 and Rs 500 were deposited in private banks across the state.

The Sindhudurg police superintendent, Dattatraya Shinde, was sent on compulsory leave on Friday after there was an uproar in the state assembly over a lathi-charge he ordered earlier this month in which protesters, including Sena MLA Vaibhav Naik, were injured

PSI Vaibhav Naik, arrested by Calangute police for his alleged involvement in a fake currency scam, was taken on transfer warrant by Calangute police in another case where fake currency was deposited in ICICI bank's Calangute branch.

In a span of 24 hours Vasco city witnessed three thefts with goods and cash totally amounting to 2.90 lakh being stolen.

The state anti-corruption bureau (ACB) last week issued notices for disproportionate assets (DA) to Shiv Sena (UBT) faction MLAs Rajan Salvi from Rajapur and Vaibhav Naik from Kudal in the Konkan region. The two are among the 16 MLAs who are still with Shiv Sena (UBT). Salvi and Naik are MLAs from Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts, which are Sena (UBT) strongholds in the Konkan region.

The security cover provided to former legislative council chairman Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar, Shiv Sena (UBT) legislator Vaibhav Naik and Raigad Lok Sabha member Sunil Tatkare has been withdrawn too; they had categorized security, along with an escort.

A couple of police officials have come under the scanner in the fake notes case following the interrogation of PSI Vaibhav Naik.

Ratnagiri MP Vinayak Raut and MLA Vaibhav Naik met protestors at Barsu on Wednesday. Raut, Naik and their supporters were stopped for 15 minutes at the Rajapur checkpost. Later, they were allowed to proceed and meet the protesting villagers.

Three separate cases have been filed against BJP and Shiv Sena leaders and workers in Sindhudurg district for violating prohibitory orders issued under the Bombay Police Act.

Despite numerous complaints lodged against illegal banners put up to wish BJP leader, Vaibhav Naik on his birthday, NMMC has failed to take any action, city residents said.

The Calangute police on Friday filed a chargesheet in the fake notes case, which involves suspended police sub-inspector (PSI) Vaibhav Naik.

Supporters of the Shiv Sena and BJP MP Narayan Rane clashed in Kudal, Sindhudurg, on Saturday during an event organised by the Sena on its foundation day. The incident occurred two days after a Sena-BJP clash in Dadar.