The police on Tuesday arrested Jayant Kolkhekar, a resident of Adai village in Panvel, for allegedly killing Reshma Sachin Garude, assistant commissioner of police (crime) Vinayak Vast said
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NAVI MUMBAI: At least 17 elected representatives are among the 20,000-odd people named in a criminal offence filed on Friday, a day after a protest march was organised in Navi Mumbai regarding naming of the airport.
Among those named in the FIR are four former members of Parliament, two ex-ministers, seven sitting MLAs, two ex-MLAs, two former mayors of Navi Mumbai besides the current mayor and deputy mayor of Panvel city. Those named in the FIR, also include office-bearers of PAPs core action committee that led the protest. A protest march was organised to the Cidco head office on Thursday, demanding that Navi Mumbai International Airport be named after late DB Patil, a leader of the PAPs. The accused have been booked under sections of the Epidemic Diseases Act and the Indian Penal Code.