Police close probe into stone attack on Anil Deshmukh; leader alleges pressure

The Nagpur rural police have closed the probe into the alleged stone attack on Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) [NCP(SP)] leader and former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, declaring the case false through a ‘B Summary’ report submitted in a Katol court last week.

- TDG NETWORK

Deshmukh, however, rejected the police findings, alleging political pressure and claiming that the incident was being deliberately given a political colour.

A ‘B Summary’ report is filed when police find no evidence or a prima facie case, or when a complaint is considered false or frivolous. An ‘A Summary’ report, on the other hand, is filed for cases that are true but remain undetected.

According to Deshmukh, the police should have filed a ‘Summary’ instead, since the culprits were not found, instead of dismissing the case as false.

The incident was reported on November 18, 2024, a day before the Maharashtra Assembly elections. Deshmukh was travelling from Narkhed village to Katol after an election campaign when his car was allegedly attacked near Katol by four unidentified persons.