Maha: Peon puts lemon under officer’s car, case filed under Black Magic Act
Updated On: 15 October, 2023 07:47 AM IST | Anurag Kamble
Hiwre saw the peon standing near the car. “I asked him who did this, to which he replied he didn’t know. I asked him to remove the lemons,” said Hiwre
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Central Police have booked an Ulhasnagar Municipal corporation employee for allegedly attempting to perform black magic at the office. The employee, who is peon in a public health department, put a lemon under the tyre of an assistant commissioner from his own department. After the approval from the commissioner, an offence was registered.
On October 11, Manish Hiwre, an Assistant Municipal Commissioner and General Administration and Assistant Public Health officer, came to his car and found lemons underneath. Hiwre saw the peon standing near the car. “I asked him who did this, to which he replied he didn’t know. I asked him to remove the lemons,” said Hiwre.
On 12th, he came to UMC headquarters and informed commissioner Aziz Sheikh. The commissioner directed security officials to check the CCTV footage. “The peon has been identified as Dhananjay Gaikwad, a peon working in public health department” said a UMC official.
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“Based on the complaint we registered an offence against the person under The Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and other inhuman, Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Act, 2013. He will be served a notice to join the probe,” said Madhukar Kad, Senior Inspector of Central police station.
“The peon who has committed this act just joined the department 10 days ago. I haven’t even spoke with him yet. I don’t know what made him do this,” Hiwre added.
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