{
  "id": 4864625,
  "title": "Pune: 2 MNVS Activists Arrested; Police Likely To Issue Notice To Amit Thackeray",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/pune-2-mnvs-activists-arrested-police-likely-to-issue-notice-to-amit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T12:33:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/pune-2-mnvs-activists-arrested-police-likely-to-issue-notice-to-amit-thackeray"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pune police have apprehended two Maharashtra Navnirman Vidyarthi Sena (MNVS) activists, Prashant Kanojia and Vikrant Bhilare, over allegations of unauthorized entry into Government Polytechnic College in Ganeshkhind. According to the police, the activists, along with MNS leader Amit Thackeray, entered the college premises and principal's cabin without permission, raised slogans, and removed a photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the principal's cabin. The incident occurred during Thackeray's inspection of the college, where he objected to Modi's portrait being placed next to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's. The activists have been charged under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Maharashtra Police Act for obstructing public servants and unlawful assembly. Thackeray has not been arrested yet, but police are expected to issue him a notice to appear for questioning. The arrests have sparked outrage among MNVS workers and escalated political tensions in Pune.",
  "summary": "Pune: Pune Police arrested two activists of the Maharashtra Navnirman Vidyarthi Sena (MNVS) in connection with a case registered against MNVS chief Amit Thackeray and 20-25 activists over an alleged unauthorised entry into Government Polytechnic College in Ganeshkhind, officials said on Tuesday. BREAKING: MNS leader Amit Raj Thackeray asks officials at a Pune polytechnic college to remove PM…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}