Once a close aide of Uddhav Thackeray, Waikar joined the Shinde-led Shiv Sena in March this year

The accused who was arrested on Friday, was contacted by some political parties recently, Hathras Superintendent of Police Nipun Agarwal said

In a facilitation event held at the Maharashtra assembly, chief minister Eknath Shinde announced a reward of Rs 11 crore for Team India. Now the opposition has questioned the cash reward asking ‘what was the need’. “They gave such a huge sum to the Indian Cricket Team, what was the need? Team India played for the country and not themselves, this is why the streets were flooded to welcome them,” Wadettiwar told news agency ANI.