Maharashtra / Thane civic body official, bodyguard lose fingers in knife attack by street vendor

Thane: Thane Municipal Corporation’s (TMC) assistant municipal commissioner Kalpita Pimple lost two of her fingers and has suffered grievous injuries on her third finger, while her bodyguard lost one finger after they were attacked by a hawker at Kasarvadavali junction in Ghodbunder on Monday evening.

According to TMC officials, Pimple and a team went to vacate street vendors who had encroached upon the area. While they were vacating the vendors, a vegetable vendor, Amarjeet Yadav, 32, took out a knife from his cart and attacked Pimple on her head.

Senior police inspector K Khairnar said, “The vendor became furious after his cart was seized. He took his knives from the cart and attacked Pimple and her bodyguard. We immediately arrested the accused. Pimple and the bodyguard are admitted in a private hospital.”