Businessman assaulted in Maharashtra’s Beed district; FIR names NCP MLA Prakash Solanke and others

AURANGABAD: A case of attempt-to-murder has been filed against Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLA Prakash Solanke, his wife, and several others following an assault on a businessman by a group of unidentified individuals in Maharashtra’s Beed district.On Tuesday, Ashok Shejul, a businessman, was allegedly thrashed by a group of five-six unidentifiedpeople in Majalgaon. The constituency of Majalgaon is represented by Solanke.According to Shejul’s complaint, he was assaulted by individuals on motorcycles who struck him with pipes.The attackers told Shejul that he should be killed because he keeps complaining about “Prakashdada’s” (MLA Solanke) organisation, the official said citing the complaint. On the businessman’s complaint, the police registered a case under Indian Penal Code sections, including 307 (attempt to murder), against the MLA, his wife, a man and 5-6 unidentified persons, the official said. The complainant is being treated at a private hospital in Aurangabad, he said.(With inputs from PTI)