THANE: SEPTEMBER 7: In Maharashtra four youths allegedly tried to drown a Sub-Inspector in Kalyan township of Thane during Ganesh festival celebrations. A purported video of a policeman being pushed into a lake and four youths of a local Ganesh Utsav mandal trying to drown him in Kalyan township of Thane district went viral. The youths had earlier objected to being disciplined by police Sub-Inspector Niteen Dondu Dagale. During immersion of the Ganpati idols last evening, Dagale (38), attached to Kolsewadi Police Station in Kalyan, was on bandobust duty at Teesgaon Talao of the town. As the SI was controlling the crowd assembled for the immersion, a few members of Jari Mari Ganesh Utsav mandal who were told to follow the queue system, objected to being disciplined and picked up a quarrel with Dagale. Later, the youths allegedly pushed him into the lake. When SI Dagale struggled to come out of the water, one of the youths jumped in and again allegedly tried to drown him, but Dagale managed to save himself by swimming out of the lake, police said. The video also showed people indulging in revelry with no one coming to the rescue of the police officer. A case has been registered by the Kolsewadi Police under offences against the four accused under IPC sections 307 (attempt to murder), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 332 (voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty), 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions) read with 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention). Police said, a manhunt has been launched to nab the youths. ]]>
