Former MLA Pappu Kalani Charged in Ulhasnagar Assembly Incident

Former MLA Pappu Kalani and 20 others are facing charges for forming an unlawful assembly and threatening at a BJP legislator's office in Thane. The incident involved intimidation of the MLA's sister-in-law during state elections. An FIR was registered following a complaint by the local MLA.

In Maharashtra's Thane district, a case has been registered against former MLA Pappu Kalani and 20 others for allegedly forming an unlawful assembly and issuing threats outside a BJP legislator's office, police revealed on Thursday.

The incident occurred in Ulhasnagar on the day of state assembly elections, where the group reportedly gathered outside the office of BJP MLA Kumar Ailani, confronting his sister-in-law, according to the Ulhasnagar police.

An FIR, filed on November 26 following Ailani's complaint, cites sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita covering unlawful assembly and criminal intimidation. It follows Ailani's recent electoral victory over Kalani's son, Omie Kalani.

(With inputs from agencies.)