The State Education Department said that Arya collected money from schools in the name of the registration fee for the Mazi Shala Sundar Shala initiative without government's approval.
The victim, Pari, stepped out of her house at night searching for her mother when a pack of stray dogs attacked her. CCTV footage captured the brutal mauling that left residents furious over civic inaction.
This comes after a video of some Muslim women offering namaz on 17th October at the fort built by Peshwa Bajirao went viral online. Following this, BJP MP Medha Kulkarni, along with her supporters, reached Shaniwar Wada, sprinkled cow urine, and performed Shiva Vandana. Earlier, Kulkarni wrote on social media, “We will not allow namaz to be offered at Shaniwar Wada. Hindu society has now awakened.”
Arman’s family said hospitals refused to treat him despite visible rabies symptoms. Shattered by the loss, they urged authorities to remove stray dogs from the area to prevent more such heartbreaking incidents.