Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse case: In the case of collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji's statue in Maharashtra, the police has arrested the sculptor. Earlier also the police has registered a case against many people regarding this incident. The special thing is that the police has arrested idol actor Jaideep Apte with the help of his wife. The statue collapsed just a few months after its inauguration on 26 August. The police formed 7 teams to search for Apte.
Apte was arrested outside his house on Wednesday. He had come to meet his family. According to the report, the police said that Apte contacted his wife and said that he was returning home. After this his wife informed the police about this. According to information received from police sources, Apte's family was worried and wanted Apte to come back and help in the investigation.
heated politics
After the Shivaji statue was toppled, the Malvan police registered a case against Apte and structural consultant Chetan Patil for negligence and other offences. Patil was arrested from Kolhapur last week.
Reacting to the arrest of the accused in this incident, BJP leader Praveen Darkar said, 'Those who were criticizing our government should now shut their mouth. It is true that the police took some time to arrest Jaideep Apte. We are not taking credit for the arrest but the police have done their job.'
Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sushma Andha said, “The state government should not try to take credit for Apte's arrest as it is the government's duty. He was not an 'underworld don'. He should have been arrested earlier.”