JOIN USNo Muslim arrested for Palghar lynching incident: Deshmukh
Accusing the BJP of giving communal twist to the Palghar mob lynching incident, Maharashtra's home minister Anil Deshmukh on Wednesday said that no Muslim was arrested in the incident.
Deshmukh, who has come under attack of state BJP leadership, also released the list of 101 accused in the case.
"The incident is a blot on humanity," Deshmukh said in a webcast message. "Let us not play politics, let us engage in collective efforts to defeat COVID-19," he said.
Meanwhile, the State-CID has taken over the investigations and have registered a set of FIRs into the incident that took place in Gadchinchale village, nearly 120 kms off downtown Mumbai.
Two sadhus of the Varanasi-based Juna Akhada and their driver were killed in the incident.
Deshmukh said that the Palghar police has arrested all 101 accused within 8 hours of the incident.
"No Muslim brother has been arrested in the case. An attempt is being made to give a communal colour to the incident.....in the video someone was heard saying 'oye bas' (please stop) but it was distorted as 'Shoaib'," he said.
Without naming anyone, he said, "Some people are seeing 'Mungerilal ke haseen sapne' (dream)... it is not the time to play politics, but fight coronavirus collectively."