6 MNS workers held for assaulting parents of North Indian students

SATARA: Six activists of Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena ( MNS) were arrested today for allegedly manhandling parents of North Indian students seeking admission in a local school, police said.

Five workers of MNS and the district party unit president were arrested and booked for assault, rioting and obstructing government servants on duty, among other charges, senior police inspector, city police station, Ravindra Pisal said.

Seven others are still wanted in connection with the incident which took place yesterday at the Satara Civil Hospital where a medical examination of the students was being held. They sought admission in standard VI in the school.

The MNS activists came to the hospital and claimed that fake age proofs were being submitted by the parents of the boys, who hailed from Bihar and UP, to get admission in the school.

Later, they allegedly started pushing and manhandling parents of some children there.