Active nCoV tally tops 2.5K with 483 additions, 3 deaths

ble spoke at the meeting, Menon is alleged to have said that his "mentality was low", while Pillai assaulted him. Kamble was allegedly not allowed to leave the party office, where a lot of sloganeering took place.

First India Bureau Mumbai: The state on Wednesday witnessed 483 new cases of COVID-19, taking the overall tally to 81,42,992, the health department said.

sue of mismanagement at a meeting.

At that time Pillai allegedly made casteist comments, he said.

Following this, Kamble asked Menon to take action against her party colleague, as per the complaint.

Later, on March 10, another meeting was held at AAP's Andheri office to discuss some organisational issues.

However, when Kam-

Based on the complaint, Menon and Pillai were booked under sections 143 (unlawful assembly), 147 (rioting), 500 (defamation), 504 (intentional insult) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code along with relevant provisions of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

Menon, in her plea, has denied all the charges and claimed the FIR was lodged under the influence of rival political parties.

Three patients succumbed to the infection in the state--for the second consecutive day-pushing up the toll to 1,48,441, said the department in a bulletin.

On Tuesday, Maharashtra had reported 450 COVID-19 cases and three fatalities.

According to the bulletin, 11,628 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, taking their cumulative count to 8,66,07,675.

The Mumbai administrative circle reported the highest 268 cases, followed by 130 in the Pune circle, 24 in Kolhapur, 22 in Nashik, 12 in Nagpur, nine each in Latur, Akola and Aurangabad circles, said