Overview
- A special MCOCA court granted conditional permission for Bandu, Laxmi and Sonali Andekar to submit PMC nominations under police escort.
- Election officials at the Bhavani Peth ward office said the trio’s forms were incomplete and not accepted, with time remaining to refile by December 30.
- During the escorted visit, Bandu was heard chanting outside the office, raising questions about compliance with the court’s ban on rallies, slogans and speeches.
- The three are in judicial custody in the September 2024 killing of Ayush Komkar, with 18 people in custody in the case overall.
- The PMC polls are set for January 15, 2026, and the Andekars submitted papers as independent candidates, according to their lawyer and election officials.