In an editorial published in its mouthpiece Saamana, the Uddhav Thackeray-led party criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah over what it described as their silence on the alleged police excesses

A Thane court has extended the police custody of Subhash alias Pappya Shinde by a day, while co-accused Santosh Kanojia alias Talli and Amit Singh alias Paplu, arrested in Prayagraj last week, have been remanded to seven days of police custody