Shinde Faction Candidates Arrested on Polling Day in Navi Mumbai

• Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) candidates M. K. Madhavi and his son Karan Madhavi were arrested by Rabale Police in Navi Mumbai's Airoli area.
• The arrests were made on polling day following a complaint and CCTV footage of them brutally assaulting youths.
• The complaint alleges M. K. Madhavi, Karan Madhavi, and Vinaya Madhavi, along with associates, attacked Sunil Kedar and four others playing carrom, threatening them with death.
• All three Madhavis are Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) candidates contesting elections in Airoli-Digha.
• Police registered nine serious offenses, including assault and threatening, against the accused, leading to a setback for the Shinde faction and ensuring peaceful voting.

Why It Matters: Two Shinde faction candidates were arrested on polling day in Navi Mumbai for assault, causing a major setback.