Mumbai News Live Updates (January 4, 2024): Citing security reasons, the police said that Ganpat Gaikwad and his two accomplices identified as Harshal Nana Kene and Sandeep Sarvankar have been kept in custody at Kalwa police station.
Ganpat Gaikwad, a three-time MLA who had joined the BJP in 2019, is considered to be a strong critic of CM Shinde and recently made a statement that he (Ganpat) should contest the Lok Sabha elections from Kalyan instead of giving it to Shrikant Shinde.
Recently, Mahesh's supporters put up a banner on his birthday where he was mentioned as being an upcoming MLA from Kalyan (East). Sources said this had irked Ganpat.