Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray was arrested at Ratnagiri in the wee hours of Tuesday for Sunday's brutal attack on north Indian railway exam candidates by MNS workers.
A case was registered in this connection against Raj Thackeray and his supporters at the north-west Mumbai police station of Kherwadi, after MNS workers attacked 13 railway board examination centres in suburban Mumbai to protest against "inadequate representation" to locals.
Thackeray, who was on tour in western Maharashtra and Konkan region, was arrested from Ratnagiri district and is likely to be produced in Bandra court in Mumbai on Tuesday.
The arrest of the MNS chief comes against the backdrop of mounting pressure on the Maharashtra government to rein in Thackeray and his activists.
Earlier, a combative Raj Thackeray had justified Sunday's attack on north Indians and warned the state that it will have to "regret" the consequences in the event of his arrest.
"Arrest me and be ready to bear the consequences.... You will have to regret," Raj Thackeray, who was attending a ceremony at Bahadursheikh Naka in Chiplun in the state on Monday, said.
"If Raj is arrested, entire Maharashtra will be set on fire," he threatened.
Meanwhile, incidents of violence were reported across Mumbai allegedly by the MNS activists.
Taxis parked at Tardeo in south Mumbai were damaged by some unknown miscreants who fled on motorcycles, the police said.
Two separate incidents were reported in the north-west suburb of Borivali where miscreants attempted to burn trucks, they added.
Miscreants attacked a toll booth located in the north-west suburb of Mulund and set one of the counters on fire, the police said.
There were also reports of some unidentified men throwing stones at the suburban resident of Congress spokesperson Sanjay Nirupam.
Meanwhile, schools in suburban Mumbai have been closed as a preventive measure following the arrest of MNS chief.
Bsides, security has been beefed up in Mumbai to thwart any untoward incident, the police said.
Reacting sharply to his leader's arrest, MNS spokesperson Shirish Parkar said, "There was no substance in the allegations against Raj Thackeray. The state government was acting at the behest of the Centre."
Parkar described the arrest of Raj Thackeray as "vengeance" and political "conspiracy" by the Maharashtra government.
Source : MNS chief Raj Thackeray arrested
A case was registered in this connection against Raj Thackeray and his supporters at the north-west Mumbai police station of Kherwadi, after MNS workers attacked 13 railway board examination centres in suburban Mumbai to protest against "inadequate representation" to locals.
Thackeray, who was on tour in western Maharashtra and Konkan region, was arrested from Ratnagiri district and is likely to be produced in Bandra court in Mumbai on Tuesday.
The arrest of the MNS chief comes against the backdrop of mounting pressure on the Maharashtra government to rein in Thackeray and his activists.
Earlier, a combative Raj Thackeray had justified Sunday's attack on north Indians and warned the state that it will have to "regret" the consequences in the event of his arrest.
"Arrest me and be ready to bear the consequences.... You will have to regret," Raj Thackeray, who was attending a ceremony at Bahadursheikh Naka in Chiplun in the state on Monday, said.
"If Raj is arrested, entire Maharashtra will be set on fire," he threatened.
Meanwhile, incidents of violence were reported across Mumbai allegedly by the MNS activists.
Taxis parked at Tardeo in south Mumbai were damaged by some unknown miscreants who fled on motorcycles, the police said.
Two separate incidents were reported in the north-west suburb of Borivali where miscreants attempted to burn trucks, they added.
Miscreants attacked a toll booth located in the north-west suburb of Mulund and set one of the counters on fire, the police said.
There were also reports of some unidentified men throwing stones at the suburban resident of Congress spokesperson Sanjay Nirupam.
Meanwhile, schools in suburban Mumbai have been closed as a preventive measure following the arrest of MNS chief.
Bsides, security has been beefed up in Mumbai to thwart any untoward incident, the police said.
Reacting sharply to his leader's arrest, MNS spokesperson Shirish Parkar said, "There was no substance in the allegations against Raj Thackeray. The state government was acting at the behest of the Centre."
Parkar described the arrest of Raj Thackeray as "vengeance" and political "conspiracy" by the Maharashtra government.
Source : MNS chief Raj Thackeray arrested
The police had arrested almost 500 mns activists yesterday, so there aren't many left to protest 
MNS would beat us now
