# MNS city president arrested after clash with BJP workers in Ambernath 2026-08-12T18:31:18+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet MNS Ambernath city president Shailesh Shirke was arrested after a dispute over possession of a shop at a BJP office turned into a physical clash between workers of the two parties on Tuesday night. Police said Shirke allegedly assaulted BJP workers. The matter escalated when BJP workers allegedly confronted Shirke at Shivajinagar Police Station, where he was assaulted and his vehicle damaged. A case has been registered against Shirke under sections related to assault, theft and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The police have not yet filed a case against BJP workers. Senior Inspector Pramod Patil confirmed the investigation is ongoing. ## Coverage - freepressjournal.in Tags: Ambernath, BJP, Maharashtra politics, MNS, police case, political violence Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mns-city-president-arrested-after-clash-with-bjp-workers-in-ambernath/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mns-city-president-arrested-after-clash-with-bjp-workers-in-ambernath/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.