Thane Police resorted to lathicharge as tension escalated in Kisan Nagar area after members of Shiv Sena factions of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray came face to face, prompting the demand for a probe. The incident occurred after the midnight in Bhatwadi area of Thane city. Naresh Mhaske, a spokesperson of the ‘Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena’ (BSS) faction headed by Shinde, on Tuesday, demanded a probe into the police action.