Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar : A 50-year-old intoxicated man was arrested on Monday night for allegedly entering the police commissionerate premises in the Mill Corner area and pelting stones at the building, shattering its glass door and causing damage worth around Rs 50,000 to govt property.
“The accused, identified as Chandrakant Vitthal Magre of Pethenagar in Bhausinghpura, was arrested soon after the incident,” said Begumpura police inspector Pravina Yadav. The accused allegedly threw stones at the commissionerate building without any apparent reason, according to the complaint lodged by police head constable Nagnath Bhanudas Kendre. “The impact shattered the glass panel of the entrance, resulting in damage to govt property,” the complaint said.
Following the incident, the police guards present on duty rushed to the spot and nabbed him and found him to be inebriated. Sub-inspector Tupe is conducting further investigation to ascertain the circumstances that led to the incident. He was produced before the court on Tuesday and was remanded in one-day police custody.