Pandharinath Amberkar was arrested for allegedly mowing down journalist Shashikant Warishe on February 6. Records show he had earlier attempted to run over an anti-refinery activist. Manoj Mayekar, son of the then sarpanch of Kumbhavade village, was injured after being hit by Amberkar’s SUV in April 2020. He was booked after a case was filed and was later granted bail. Amberkar is now in the custody of Rajapur police for his alleged role in the Warishe murder case.
Man held for mowing down journalist made similar attempt two years ago
Pandharinath Amberkar, arrested for allegedly mowing down journalist Shashikant Warishe on February 6, has a history of run-ins with persons opposed to the setting up of a refinery and petrochemicals factory in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district. In April 2020, the activist, Manoj Mayekar, son of the then sarpanch of Kumbhavade village where Amberkar too hails from, was injured after allegedly being hit by Amberkar’s SUV.
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