The Bandra police on Wednesday arrested Navi Mumbai resident Vinay Dubey in connection with the ruckus outside the Bandra railway station on Tuesday afternoon. He was subsequently remanded to police custody till April 21.
Police officials said that Mr. Dubey, who was picked up from near his residence by the Navi Mumbai police and handed over to the Mumbai Police late on Tuesday night, was grilled at length before being placed under arrest. He was questioned about a video that he put up on his Facebook page, asking migrants from other States to gather on Tuesday.
“The government must arrange transport for us so that we can go home. I will walk with you all the way to Uttar Pradesh if the need arises,” Mr. Dubey was seen saying in the video.
Meanwhile, television journalist Rahul Kulkarni, who is a reporter in the Marathi news channel ABP Majha, has been arrested in the case. This is the second arrest in the case.
Over 1,000 migrant workers assembled near Bandra station on Tuesday afternoon to demand that transport arrangements be made to send them back to their native places. The police had to resort to lathi charge to disperse them.
Late on Wednesday night, the police arrested nine accused in connection with the case of rioting and damage to property from various locations in Bandra, bringing the total number of arrests to 11.
