Anil Deshmukh Sought Legal Opinion For SIT Into Elgar Parishad Case

  • Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said that the state govt had sought legal opinion to form SIT to probe the Elgar Parishad case.
  • Anil Deshmukh said that the Maharashtra home dept had written to the advocate general seeking legal opinion on whether an SIT can be formed or not.
  • This came after a court in Pune had passed an order to transfer the Elgar Parishad case to NIA court in Mumbai.
  • Let us tell you, the Elgar Parishad case relates to alleged inflammatory speeches delivered at the Elgar Parishad conclave.
  • The speech triggered violence near the Koregaon-Bhima war memorial in the district the next day and police claimed the conclave was backed by Maoists and arrested nine activists.
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