Team Herald
PONDA: The Velingkar family demanded action against miscreants who have allegedly encroached on their family creamation ground and destroying samadhi of former Marcaim MLA late Vasantrao Velingkar at Veling Priol.
Subash Velingkar said the crematorium land was owned by four families where final rites were performed and then small samadhis were constructed.
He said the samadhis of Late Marcaim MLA Vasantrao Velingkar, his family members and that of late freedom fighter Bhaskar Velingkar were also built at the site.
“We were distraught to see that some unknown miscreants had encroached on our crematorium, cut trees, bushes and dumped debris on the samadhis,” said Velingkar.
He said already in Feb 2024, complaints are filed with the panchayat, BDO and Deputy Collector and though a site inspection was done, there was no final report from the panchayat.
They demanded that the police probe the matter and bring the issue to its logical conclusion.