A mob led by an NCP corporator allegedly ransacked an ashram of the local spiritual leader Ratnakar Maharaj and looted Rs1 lakh in Ingaon village of Badlapur in the district, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place late on Tuesday night when the mob of around 20-25 persons led by NCP corporator Ashish Damle attacked the ashram and damaged its property, API P S Giri of Kulgaon police station said.
The inmates were also manhandled and the mob also looted Rs one lakh from the ashram, Giri said. However, police said that no one was injured in the incident. A case under Sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 452 (house-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint), 457 (lurking house-trespass) and 506 (criminal intimidation) and other relevant sections of IPC has been registered in the connection, the officer said.Investigations are under way and efforts are on to nab the accused, police said.