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No objection to NIA taking over Elgar Parishad case: Maha govt

After the Elgar Parishad case has been entrusted to NIA, the Maharashtra government made it clear that they have no objection in this regard.

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No objection to NIA taking over Elgar Parishad case: Maha govt
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Published : Feb 13, 2020, 12:52 PM IST

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has said that it has no objection to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) taking over probe into the Elgar Parishad case.

The Centre last month transferred the probe in the case from Pune Police to the NIA, a decision which was then criticised by the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government in Maharashtra.

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However, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Sanjay Kumar said on Thursday, "The state Home department has no objection to the case being entrusted to the NIA."

Last week, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray criticised the Centre's decision, saying the Union government has all rights to step into the probe, but it should have taken the state government into confidence before handing over the investigation to NIA.

He said the case was handed over to NIA when NCP chief Sharad Pawar was demanding a probe into it by a Special Investigation Team (SIT).

The NIA last week filed an application before a sessions court in Pune, seeking transfer of case papers, seized data, court records and proceedings to the special NIA court in Mumbai.

However, the prosecution then opposed NIA's application, saying the reasons given by central probe agency in its plea were not legal and sufficient to transfer the case to a special NIA court.

"The offence is committed within the jurisdiction of local court; charge sheet has filed and draft charges have been also filed and the matter is fixed for framing of charges," the prosecution had said in its response.

The case is related to speeches delivered at the Elgar Parishad conclave, held at Shaniwar Wada in Pune on December 31, 2017, and the next day's violence near the Koregaon Bhima war memorial in the district.

The Pune Police claimed that the conclave was backed by Maoists, and the speeches made there triggered the violence.

During the probe, the police arrested Left-leaning activists Sudhir Dhawale, Rona Wilson, Surendra Gadling, Mahesh Raut, Shoma Sen, Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves, Sudha Bharadwaj and Varavara Rao for alleged Maoist links.

(PTI)

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has said that it has no objection to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) taking over probe into the Elgar Parishad case.

The Centre last month transferred the probe in the case from Pune Police to the NIA, a decision which was then criticised by the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government in Maharashtra.

Also read: 57-year-old man arrested for sexually harassing girl in Mumbai

However, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Sanjay Kumar said on Thursday, "The state Home department has no objection to the case being entrusted to the NIA."

Last week, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray criticised the Centre's decision, saying the Union government has all rights to step into the probe, but it should have taken the state government into confidence before handing over the investigation to NIA.

He said the case was handed over to NIA when NCP chief Sharad Pawar was demanding a probe into it by a Special Investigation Team (SIT).

The NIA last week filed an application before a sessions court in Pune, seeking transfer of case papers, seized data, court records and proceedings to the special NIA court in Mumbai.

However, the prosecution then opposed NIA's application, saying the reasons given by central probe agency in its plea were not legal and sufficient to transfer the case to a special NIA court.

"The offence is committed within the jurisdiction of local court; charge sheet has filed and draft charges have been also filed and the matter is fixed for framing of charges," the prosecution had said in its response.

The case is related to speeches delivered at the Elgar Parishad conclave, held at Shaniwar Wada in Pune on December 31, 2017, and the next day's violence near the Koregaon Bhima war memorial in the district.

The Pune Police claimed that the conclave was backed by Maoists, and the speeches made there triggered the violence.

During the probe, the police arrested Left-leaning activists Sudhir Dhawale, Rona Wilson, Surendra Gadling, Mahesh Raut, Shoma Sen, Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves, Sudha Bharadwaj and Varavara Rao for alleged Maoist links.

(PTI)

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No objection to NIA taking over Elgar Parishad case: Maha govt
         Mumbai, Feb 13 (PTI) The Maharashtra government has
said it has no objection to the National Investigation Agency
(NIA) taking over probe into the Elgar Parishad case.
         The Centre last month transferred the probe in the
case from Pune Police to the NIA, a decision which was then
criticised by the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government in
Maharashtra.
         However, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Sanjay
Kumar told PTI on Thursday that "the state Home department has
no objection to the case being entrusted to the NIA".
         Last week, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray criticised
the Centre's decision, saying the Union government has all
rights to step into the probe, but it should have taken the
state government into confidence before handing over the
investigation to NIA.
         He said the case was handed over to NIA when NCP chief
Sharad Pawar was demanding a probe into it by a Special
Investigation Team (SIT).
         The NIA last week filed an application before a
sessions court in Pune, seeking transfer of case papers,
seized data, court records and proceedings to the special NIA
court in Mumbai.
         However, the prosecution then opposed NIA's
application, saying the reasons given by central probe agency
in its plea were not legal and sufficient to transfer the case
to a special NIA court.
         "The offence is committed within the jurisdiction of
local court; charge sheet has filed and draft charges have
been also filed and the matter is fixed for framing of
charges," the prosecution had said in its response.
         The case is related to speeches delivered at the Elgar
Parishad conclave, held at Shaniwarwada in Pune on December
31, 2017, and the next day's violence near the Koregaon Bhima
war memorial in the district.
         The Pune Police claimed that the conclave was backed
by Maoists, and the speeches made there triggered the
violence.
         During the probe, the police arrested Left-leaning
activists Sudhir Dhawale, Rona Wilson, Surendra Gadling,
Mahesh Raut, Shoma Sen, Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves, Sudha
Bharadwaj and Varavara Rao for alleged Maoist links. PTI MR
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