MTDC employee's wife, two others arrested

The Khadakpada police in Kalyan have made three more arrests, including the wife of Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation employee Akhilesh Shukla, in connection with the latter's alleged verbal attack on a Marathi family in his building, Ajmera Heights at Yogidham.

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Shukla's private car too was seized on Friday by the RTO for sporting an amber beacon. "He was fined ₹9,500 for using the beacon without authorisation," said deputy RTO officer Ashutosh Barkul. "His vehicle did not have valid insurance or a PUC certificate either and also had an unauthorised plate with 'Maharashtra Government' written on it."

According to the police, on December 18, Shukla had a heated altercation with the Kalavikattes, his Marathi neighbours, over his lighting an incense stick in the lift passage area of the floor. A violent attack followed later, with Shukla allegedly bringing in more men, including Maharashtrians, to beat up the Kalavikattes.