Are cops protecting Dy CM son, asks HC

The Bombay HC on Wednesday asked whether the police were protecting Parth Pawar, son of deputy CM Ajit Pawar, by not naming him in the Rs 300 crore Pune land deal case.

- Urvi Mahajani

Justice Madhav Jamdar remarked that Parth Pawar was not named in the FIR. "Is the police protecting the son of the deputy chief minister and only investigating others?" Justice Jamdar asked while hearing a pre-arrest bail plea filed by businesswoman Sheetal Tejwani.

Public prosecutor Mankunwar Deshmukh replied that the police were still investigating the case and necessary action will be taken as per law. Tejwani, who acted as a power of attorney and signed the documents, had sought protection from arrest in the second FIR registered against her in November by the Bavdhan police station.