The Ulhasnagar police have booked former four-term MLA Pappu Kal. and 20 others for threatening BJP MLA Kumar Ail. on polling day (November 20).
According to the FIR filed on November 26, Kal., accomp.ed by 15 to 20 people, created a ruckus outside Ail.’s office at Madhuban Chowk. Ail. alleged that on election day, Kal. gestured for him to step out of the office. During the incident, Ail.’s sister-in-law, Mona Nair, was also threatened by Kal.. Ail. intervened and escorted her back inside.
The complaint further states that as Kal. left, he made a threatening gesture resembling a revolver using his fingers, indicating a potential threat to Ail. and his family.
In the recent Ulhasnagar assembly elections, Pappu Kal.s son, Omie Kal., lost to Kumar Ail. by 30,754 votes. Kal. and Ail. are political rivals in Ulhasnagar.
