Sharad Pawar house attack: Arrested lawyer Gunaratna Sadavarte's police custody extended till April 13

Sharad Pawar. File Pic

A metropolitan magistrate court has extended till April 13 the police remand of advocate Gunaratna Sadavarte, arrested in connection with the MSRTC staffers' protest outside NCP chief Sharad Pawar's residence last week.

Sadavarte, who claims to represent the striking employees of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), was arrested after some 100 staffers held a protest outside Pawar's bungalow on April 8. Special public prosecutor Pradeep Gharat said the accused had collected around Rs 1.80 crore from MSRTC employees and it needed to be found out how this amount was utilised.

The SPP further said Sadavarte's custody was required to confront him with other accused. So far, 110 people have been arrested by Gamdevi police in connection with the protest under charges of rioting, unlawful assembly, assault and criminal conspiracy.

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