Also read - Witness testified that a furious Dr Virendrasinh Tawde vowed to kill Narendra Dabholkar in 2004: CBIThe ashram of Sanatan Sanstha in Panvel. Jumping to defenceFriday's arrest has made the sadhaks (true followers) of the Panvel ashram of the Sanstha cagey. Last September, a sadhak of Sanatan Bharatiya Sanskruti Sanstha, Sameer Gaikwad, was arrested for CPI leader Govind Pansare's murder. The ashram saw a steady stream of poker-faced sadhaks, including women, all through the day. By Faisal Tandel | Posted 1 hourThe arrest of Dr Virendrasinh Tawde, a member of Sanatan Sanstha's offshoot Hindu Janjagruti Samiti (HJS), on Friday night for his alleged role in the murder of rationalist Dr Narendra Dabholkar in 2013 has put the spotlight back on the right-wing organisation.

Source: Mid-Day June 12, 2016 04:52 UTC