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Former DGP Rashmi Shukla submitted a study to govt conscionable 4 days earlier her status connected Jan 3 against ex-DGP and erstwhile Mumbai constabulary commissioner Sanjay Pandey for conspiring to apprehension Devendra Fadnavis and Eknath Shinde during the tenure of the Uddhav Thackeray govt
MUMBAI: Just 4 days earlier her status connected Jan 3, erstwhile DGP Rashmi Shukla submitted a study to the authorities location section saying an offence should beryllium registered against ex-DGP and erstwhile Mumbai constabulary commissioner Sanjay Pandey, on with 2 different constabulary officers, for conspiring to apprehension Devendra Fadnavis, who was absorption leader, and Eknath Shinde, who was UD minister, during the tenure of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) govt. An SIT was formed to probe the contented raised successful the assembly by MLC Pravin Darekar, and it submitted its study to the govt. Shukla was asked to taxable her sentiment connected the report. Pandey declined to comment. The SIT had investigated the allegation of a transgression conspiracy to implicate Fadnavis and Shinde successful an municipality onshore ceiling (ULC) certificates scam case. The scam pertained to builders who allegedly submitted bogus ULC certificates and were exempted from surrendering 5% excess onshore to govt.
During the MVA govt's tenure, Thane constabulary had investigated businessman Sanjay Punamia, who was successful a quality with his concern spouse Shaymsundar Agarwal, successful the scam.
Afterwards, Punamia had alleged helium was pressured to springiness a connection against Fadnavis and Shinde. Shukla suggested the govt registry an FIR against Pandey and constabulary officers Laxmikant Patil and Sardar Patil for transgression conspiracy, a nationalist servant disobeying the law, fabricating evidence, threatening a idiosyncratic to springiness a mendacious statement, and for conspiring to implicate Fadnavis and Shinde successful an aged lawsuit registered successful Thane successful 2016.
A retired constabulary serviceman said determination is nary proviso successful instrumentality wherever a specified alleged volition to arrest, erstwhile nary apprehension was made, becomes an offence.
Laxmikant Patil, past DCP, crime, Thane, utilized a govt conveyance to sojourn Mantralaya, Vidhan Bhavan, bureau of the DGP and Sahyadri impermanent location successful Mumbai, but alternatively of mentioning the nonstop location, his drivers wrote lone "Mumbai" successful the vehicle's log book. It was besides alleged Laxmikant Patil exerted unit connected the accused and witnesses.
It was further said Shukla recovered that portion Punamia was successful custody successful a 2021 lawsuit registered successful Thane, Patil interrogated him regarding the ULC scam and pressurised him to springiness a mendacious connection that Fadnavis extorted wealth from builders.
Retired ACP Sardar Patil was investigating the case. The investigating serviceman conducted a re-investigation connected the ground of an exertion submitted by 1 Raju Shaha to the past DGP Pandey successful May 2021.
The chargesheet successful the lawsuit was submitted successful 2017. The SIT said that connected the acquisition of Pandey, Laxmikant Patil arranged an assignment for Shaha with him (then DGP) for submission of an application, based connected which constabulary started the re-investigation of the Thane lawsuit with an volition to implicate Fadnavis and Shinde.
Subsequently, Pandey became Mumbai constabulary commissioner, and helium allegedly pressured a inferior serviceman to record charges against Fadnavis successful an offence registered with cyber constabulary successful BKC. Pandey spent 5 months successful jailhouse aft status connected charges of alleged wealth laundering. BJP Mumbai president Ameet Satam said determination "was an invisible manus which was nary different than that of past CM Uddhav Thackeray" down Pandey's act.
