Educationist assaulted with rods in Ahmednagar for protesting against encroachments near school
Press Trust of India | October 9, 2023 | 10:12 PM IST | 1 min read
Noted educationist Heramb Kulkarni was allegedly attacked for protesting against encroachments close to the school in which he is headmaster.
AHMEDNAGAR: Noted educationist Heramb Kulkarni was attacked with iron rods allegedly by three persons in Ahmednagar, a police official said on Monday.
The incident, which took place on Saturday, was a fall out of Kulkarni's action against encroachments close to the school in which he is headmaster, the Topkhana police station official added.
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"We have arrested three persons based on CCTV footage from the area. Kulkarni needed four stitches on his head," he said. The attack was condemned by several social activists and netizens.
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