Maharashtra CM Fadnavis backs BJP MLA Suresh Dhas amid row over meeting with Dhananjay Munde
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has defended BJP MLA Suresh Dhas after his meeting with NCP leader and state minister Dhananjay Munde sparked controversy.
Fadnavis, speaking in Jalgaon, stated that politicising such meetings is unnecessary, emphasising the importance of communication in a democracy. He noted that Dhas has been vocal in the Massajog sarpanch murder case and remains committed to ensuring justice for Santosh Deshmukh.
"Political disagreements should not prevent dialogue. Dhananjay Munde is a minister, and an MLA meeting a minister should not be an issue. Dhas has made his stance clear on the case, and his focus remains on punishing the culprits," Fadnavis said.
Dhas has consistently criticised Munde over alleged links to Valmik Karad, an accused in an extortion case. The controversy escalated after reports of his visit to Munde’s residence surfaced.
Clarifying his position, Dhas stated that he met Munde to inquire about his health following eye surgery. He alleged that details of the meeting were leaked as part of a conspiracy against him and vowed to expose those responsible.
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UP man gets life term for electrocuting mentally challenged wife to death in Bareilly
Bareilly (UP) (PTI): A local court here has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for murdering his mentally challenged wife by repeatedly electrocuting her while she was tied to a cot, lawyers said on Thursday.
Additional district government counsel Harendra Singh Rathore said Additional Sessions Judge Avinash Kumar Singh on Wednesday convicted Vinod Kumar (45) for killing his wife, Satyavati, in Chaina village of Bareilly district and imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 on him.
According to the prosecution, he was allegedly frustrated with his wife Satyavati's mental illness and often assaulted her.
Rathore said the prosecution examined nine witnesses to establish the charges against him.
As per court records, on the night of May 1-2, 2022, when Satyavati was asleep, Vinod tied her hands and legs to a cot using ropes and then connected an aluminium cable to an electric board to repeatedly administer electric shocks to her.
"She writhed in pain, but the accused continued to electrocute her until she died," the prosecution said.
The court observed that the murder was carried out in an inhuman manner.
After committing the crime, the accused threw the rope and cable on the roof and left for work at a brick kiln around 2 am to create a false alibi.
He later tried to mislead the police and the victim's family by claiming that Satyavati, whose mental condition was unstable, had accidentally died by suicide after grabbing a live electric wire.
However, the victim's brother, Sanjeev, a resident of Shahjahanpur district, suspected foul play and lodged an FIR under sections 498A (husband subjecting wife to cruelty) and 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code at Nawabganj police station.
During the trial, the prosecution relied on the post-mortem report prepared by Dr Faraz Anwar, who stated that multiple electrocution marks found on different parts of the victim's body could not have been self-inflicted.
The police also recovered the rope and electric wire used in the crime on the accused's identification, officials said.
