Devendra Fadnavis asked me to frame Thackerays: Anil Deshmukh's explosive charge
Deshmukh's allegations must be true, says Maharashtra Cong chief Nana Patole
Nagpur, Jul 25: Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Thursday said former state home minister Anil Deshmukh's allegation that he was under pressure to give statements against key figures in the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi government rang true.
The political situation in the country has changed after the Narendra Modi government came to power in 2014, and an "experiment is going on" in a big way to put in jail on false charges those who are against the BJP regime, he claimed, speaking to reporters here.
This experiment also took place in Maharashtra and those who toed the ruling party's line got a clean chit (in corruption cases), Patole said.
The BJP's allies in Maharashtra -- Shiv Sena and NCP -- were afraid of action by the Enforcement Directorate and Central Bureau of Investigation, he alleged.
If present home minister Devendra Fadnavis had any video evidence against Anil Deshmukh, he must publish it, Patole said, wondering if the BJP leader was waiting to use it in any other way.
On Wednesday, Deshmukh alleged that a person allegedly sent by Fadnavis (who was then in opposition) met him, carrying with him affidavits implicating then chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, his son and cabinet minister Aaditya Thackeray, then finance Minister Ajit Pawar and then transport minister Anil Parab.
Deshmukh should sign the affidavits to avoid potential litigation against himself, the man told him, but he refused to oblige, the former minister claimed.
Deshmukh, who is now with the Sharad Pawar-led faction of the Nationalist Congress Party, stepped down as home minister in April 2021 after then Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh accused him of asking police to collect money from hotel and bar owners in the city.
Fadnavis, now deputy chief minister, termed the allegation as baseless.
"Anil Deshmukh should know that his own party leaders have provided me with multiple pieces of audio-visual evidence of his comments about then CM Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar, or the controversial police officer Sachin Waze. If false accusations are levelled against me, I will have no choice but to make this evidence public," Fadnavis had said in his reaction on Wednesday.
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Nursing college student from Kerala dies by suicide at hostel, parents allege foul play
Bengaluru (PTI): A 19-year-old student from Kerala, who was studying at a private nursing college here, allegedly died by suicide in his hostel room, police said on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Adhityan P A, a second-year student at a nursing college in Bommasandra, they said.
On April 29, he was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his hostel room, police said, adding that he left behind a suicide note stating that no one was responsible for his death.
Preliminary investigation suggested that he may have been suffering from depression, and there may have been other issues which are being probed, a senior police officer said.
According to police, in his complaint, the deceased's father, Pradeep S, claimed that a college representative informed him upon his arrival in Bengaluru that his son had died under suspicious circumstances and that it was a case of suicide in the college hostel.
"However, I firmly believe that my son would not have taken such a step. He was of good character and mentally strong. Therefore, I strongly suspect foul play in his death," he claimed.
He also highlighted an incident that occurred approximately 20 days ago, when his son informed him that some of his hostel roommates were involved in drug use and were caught by hostel authorities.
"They were warned along with my son, although he was innocent and not involved in the incident. This situation may be relevant to the present case," he stated.
The complainant has urged the police to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into the matter and take appropriate legal action.
A case of unnatural death has been registered at Hebbagudi Police Station here. Further investigation is underway, and all allegations are being examined, police said.
