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Opposition Parties to Protest Thane Law and Order After Sena (UBT) Leader's Murder
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News18•03-10-2026, 18:15
Opposition Parties to Protest Thane Law and Order After Sena (UBT) Leader's Murder
- •Opposition parties in Thane announced a protest march to the Thane Police Commissionerate on October 9.
- •The protest aims to highlight the deteriorating law and order situation following the murder of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Pradeep Purnekar.
- •Leaders from Sena (UBT), NCP (SP), MNS, Congress, AAP, Dharmarajya Paksha, and RPI held a press conference to announce the march.
- •Pradeep Purnekar was shot dead on Tuesday night; police have arrested alleged shooter Nikhil Yadav, accomplice Nitesh Pawar, and former aide Papya Shinde.
- •The victim's son, Ram Purnekar, has accused a woman leader of the rival Shiv Sena of plotting the murder.
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Opposition parties announced a protest march to highlight the deteriorating law and order situation in Thane following the murder of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Pradeep Purnekar.
Pradeep Purnekar was shot dead in Thane on Tuesday night.
The police arrested the alleged shooter Nikhil Yadav, an accomplice named Nitesh Pawar near Pen in Raigad district, and a former aide of the victim named Papya Shinde.
