# Shiv Sena activist booked for dumping puppies on official’s desk 2026-09-17T23:43:01+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Police in Maharashtra's Nashik district filed a case against Shiv Sena (UBT) youth leader Vikram Randhave and his associates after they forced their way into a civic official's office and released two puppies from sacks onto his desk to protest the stray dog menace. A video of the incident shows Randhave, a Yuva Sena district functionary, placing the puppies on the desk of Dheeraj Bhamre, Chief Officer of the Niphad Nagar Panchayat. Randhave is heard saying he had tried for six months to raise the issue. Bhamre said the civic body had issued work tenders to manage strays, but Randhave threatened more demonstrations and also left a garland of currency notes. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray said the protesters were right to raise the issue of civic inaction but the puppies should not have been handled that way, and that Randhave apologised and promised not to repeat it. No arrests have been made. Police registered charges for obstructing a public servant and animal cruelty. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both Mathrubhumi and India Today reported the protest identically in wire-style factual terms, but India Today added a notable second angle by including Aaditya Thackeray's public response. Thackeray criticised the handling of puppies while endorsing the protesters' core complaint about civic inaction, and said he had obtained an apology from the activist. That extra layer shows a party leader distancing himself from the method without abandoning the issue. The uniform reporting otherwise leaves no factual disagreement to resolve. The legal action at Niphad police station will determine whether the animal cruelty charge proceeds alongside the obstruction case. ## Coverage - english.mathrubhumi.com (neutral report) Straight police report, no added party context or commentary - indiatoday.in (neutral report) Wire story with added Aaditya Thackeray reaction, otherwise neutral Tags: Aaditya Thackeray, Nashik, Niphad Nagar Panchayat, Shiv Sena UBT, Vikram Randhave, Yuva Sena Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/shiv-sena-activist-booked-for-dumping-puppies-on-officials-desk/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/shiv-sena-activist-booked-for-dumping-puppies-on-officials-desk/#story-in-brief