50 more arrested in Palghar lynching case

MUMBAI: The state crime investigation department, investigating the lynching of two seers and their driver in Kasa taluka of Palghar district in April, on Wednesday named 208 new accused and arrested 50 people, reports Sandhya Nair.
The total number of accused in the case now stands at 373, including 11 juveniles. Those arrested are likely to be produced before the Dahanu court on Thursday.Currently, 144 tribals arrested in the case are in prisons across the state. Two juveniles are lodged in a remand home.
In April and May, 154 tribal men and 11 juveniles were held in connection with the lynching of seers Kalpavruksha Giri, Sushilgiri Maharaj and their driver Nilesh Telgade and the assault on police in Gadchinchale village of Kasa on April 16.