Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis with lawman CM Eknath Shinde. (Express record photograph by Pavan Khengre)
The Maharashtra authorities connected Friday notified a Special Investigation Team (SIT) nether Mumbai associated commissioner Satyanarayan Choudhary to probe allegations astir a conspiracy during the erstwhile Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities to “frame” Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde successful a mendacious case.
In December, the authorities authorities had announced successful the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly its intent of mounting up a committe aft BJP MLC Pravin Darekar raised the contented successful the Legislative Council alleging that a conspiracy was hatched to framework Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and then-minister Eknath Shinde successful a mendacious lawsuit during the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government. An FIR successful the lawsuit had been registered by Thane constabulary successful August past year.
An bid was issued by the Maharashtra location section connected Friday wherever an SIT has been formed nether Choudhary, presently associated commissioner (law & order) successful Mumbai. The SIT volition see DIG SRPF Rajiv Jain, DCP (zone VI) Navnath Dhawale and ACP (Bandra division) Aadikrao Pol.
The bid mentioned that the SIT should besides probe allegations that Deputy Commissioner of Police Laxmikant Patil was besides a portion of the conspiracy to framework the past Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis and furniture curate Eknath Shinde.
After the Mahayuti authorities came to powerfulness successful August past year, an FIR had been registered against erstwhile DGP Sanjay Pandey, ACP Sardar Patil, inspector Manohar Patil and others including advocator Shekhar Jagtap.
It was alleged that they had pressured a Thane-based businessman to marque allegations against Fadnavis and Shinde truthful that they could registry an FIR against the duo and spot them nether arrest. The Thane constabulary had recorded the connection of Pandey successful transportation with the case.
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