The Pune City Police has arrested five persons for putting up a statue of Sevalal Maharaj at Sevalal Chowk in Naik Nagar, Yerwada without requisite permission.
Police said the accused also allegedly assaulted police personnel and civilian employees, who had opposed the installation of the statue.
Ajit Magdum, a constable attached to Yerwada police station, has registered an FIR in this case.
Police have identified the arrested accused as Sunny Chavan, Rahul Chavan, Akash Chavan, Bablu and Lakshmi Chavan, all of them residents of Naik Nagar in Yerwada.
Investigating officer, Police Sub-Inspector Kiran Light said a statue of Sevalal Maharaj was installed at a public place in Naik Nagar without permission.
So the police and the Pune Municipal Corporation employees asked the accused to remove it. But he reportedly refused and assaulted the police and PMC staff on the spot.
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