Overview
- Raigad police report nine arrests within roughly 24 hours, naming Ravindra, Darshan and Dhanesh Deokar, Urmila Deokar and others, with searches continuing for additional suspects.
- The FIR lists 10 alleged conspirators, including NCP Raigad president Sudhakar Ghare and spokesperson Bharat Bhagat, over an alleged politically driven plot.
- NCP leader Sunil Tatkare has denied party involvement and urged the chief minister to form a Special Investigation Team for a broader, non‑politicised inquiry.
- Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde visited the family, said he is personally monitoring the probe, and pledged a fast-track trial while backing the use of MCOCA sought by the relatives.
- Police say the assailants rammed Mangesh Kalokhe off his bike after a school drop-off and hacked him with sharp weapons, and that special teams later intercepted key accused near Nagothane as protests and viral CCTV intensified pressure.