# BJP councillors booked for Thane clash after MNS FIR 2026-08-16T17:52:46+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Police in Thane have registered a case against two BJP corporators, Abhijit Karanjule and Pawan Walekar, along with others, following a violent clash in Ambernath. The FIR was filed on a cross-complaint by Suhas Ghag, a local businessman, who alleged he was attacked with an iron rod and his vehicle was damaged outside the Shivajinagar police station on August 12. The case was registered under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, and no arrests have been made yet. The development comes after police had earlier registered an FIR against leaders of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) over the same incident. The clash between activists of MNS and the BJP took place in Ambernath, with both sides filing complaints. Hindustan Times reports that Ghag, in his complaint, said he was transporting injured relatives when a mob confronted him near the police station, leading to the assault. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Abhijit Karanjule, Ambernath, BJP, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, Thane Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bjp-councillors-booked-for-thane-clash-after-mns-fir/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bjp-councillors-booked-for-thane-clash-after-mns-fir/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/