Overview

• Police say an assailant confronted Shiv Sena leader Bala Bhagure at a late-night Garba event in Ulhasnagar on Tuesday and fired two rounds in the air before fleeing.
• The suspect was identified as Soham Pawar and arrested within a day, and officers reported seizing a pistol linked to the incident.
• One account also reports the arrest of Pawar’s father, Anil Pawar, while coverage differs on the accused’s age, citing 19 or 22.
• Authorities booked the case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for offenses including criminal intimidation and attempt to commit culpable homicide, as well as under the Arms Act.
• Police described Pawar as a history-sheeter with multiple prior cases and said the Garba was organised by local groups in association with Bhagure, noting the area’s recent record of politically linked violence.