Palghar, Maharashtra: In a shocking incident, residents of a building in Dahanu taluka were allegedly locked inside their own flats by members of the Kasa Gram Panchayat during a dispute over a drainage line. The dramatic episode has triggered public anger and demands for action against the erring officials.

The incident took place at Kamal Gopal Plaza in Kasa, where the deputy sarpanch and a few panchayat members allegedly sealed and padlocked around six flats and four commercial units from the outside, trapping women and young children inside for nearly five hours.

According to locals, the panchayat had earlier issued a notice to the building, alleging that sewage water from the premises was flowing onto the road and posing a health risk near a children’s hospital in the area. However

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