Mumbai Police Chief Transferred Over Vaze Case, BJP Says ‘Damage-Control’ Move
Transfer announced on Twitter amid speculation in media over cop’s handling of the Sachin Vaze episode. Video grab Outlook Web Bureau 2021-03-17T19:26:12+05:30 Mumbai Police Chief Transferred Over Vaze Case, BJP Says ‘Damage-Control’ Move outlookindia.com 2021-03-17T19:32:35+05:30
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Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh was transferred from the post on Wednesday by the Maharashtra government which is facing flak for “mishandling” the Antilla bomb scare case, prompting the BJP to call it a “damage-control” move.
Senior IPS officer Hemant Nagrale, holding additional charge of Maharashtra Director-General of Police (DGP), will be the new Mumbai Police Commissioner and replace Singh, who has been posted to the state home guard, state home minister Anil Deshmukh said.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday said that strict action will be taken against former AMU student leader Sharjeel Usmani, accused of hurting religious sentiments with his comments made at the Elgar Parishad conclave held in Pune.
There is no reason to back anyone who poses a threat to national security, Pawar said, adding that all should take sensible positions on crucial issues.
Mumbai: Non-cognisable case against LoP Devendra Fadnavis for defaming deceased woman
A non-cognisable case was registered on Monday against former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and five other leaders of the BJP in Washim district after a complaint was lodged against them for allegedly defaming the woman from Pune district whose death set off a political row leading to resignation of a minister.
The offence was registered under sections 500 (Punishment for defamation) and 501 (Printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory) of the Indian Penal Code at Manora police station.
Besides Fadnavis, who is the Leader of Opposition in the state Legislative Assembly, the complaint also named Leader of Opposition in Legislative Council Pravin Darekar, former ministers Sudhir Mungantiwar and Ashish Shelar, Mumbai MLA Atul Bhatkhalkar, and BJP leader Chitra Wagh.