SIT to probe 'conspiracy' to frame Fadnavis and Shinde during MVA rule

The BJP-led Mahayuti government has set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate an alleged conspiracy to frame chief minister and then opposition leader Devendra Fadnavis, and deputy chief minister and then urban development minister Eknath Shinde, during the tenure of the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government.

- Faisal Malik

MUMBAI:

The SIT will be headed by joint commissioner of police, Satyanarayan Choudhary.

The decision could mean trouble for several senior ministers in the MVA government, including then chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and then home minister Anil Deshmukh, among others.

Alleging that the MVA government had targeted Fadnavis as he had exposed corruption during its tenure, BJP legislator Pravin Darekar had demanded the setting up of an SIT to probe the alleged plot. He claimed he had sting operation footage aired by some TV channels to support his claims. Darekar had raised the issue during the winter session of the state legislature. Following this, senior cabinet minister Shambhuraje Desai had announced that an SIT would be set up and headed by a senior IPS officer.