PERNEM
Tension flared up at Mandrem Panchayat after two panchas were allegedly abused and manhandled by four members of a family during the fortnightly meeting in the panchayat premises.
Both the parties have filed counter complaints at the Pernem police station.
According to sources, Mandrem Panchayat had convened its fortnightly meeting on Monday. While, the meeting was on, a person from Dandoswada-Mandrem along with his three of his family members barged into the premises and allegedly abused panchas Santosh Barde and Subhash Arolkar.
All four of them were sent out of the premises and the meeting restarted. But the family members refused to leave the site and waited outside the premises until the meeting ended, informed the sources. As soon as the panchas came out of the premises after the meeting, the irate family members cornered both panchas Barde and Arolkar and allegedly manhandled them, said sources.
This act led to tension in the village and several villagers gathered at the panchayat building.
