NAGPUR, Maharashtra — The role of senior Maharashtra police officials who handled the Bhima Koregaon-Elgaar Parishad cases is under scrutiny after Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar once again took direct aim at them on Tuesday. After Pawar’s press meet, CM Thackeray took another U-turn, saying the state government will probe the Bhima Koregaon incident. Like Pawar, Thackeray also drew a clear distinction between the investigations into the Bhima Koregaon riots and the alleged Elgaar Parishad conspiracy. Last week, when HuffPost India asked Pune police commissioner K.Venkatesan about the Bhima Koregaon case, he refused to answer, saying, “ I have nothing to say. No more interrogation, please.” ACP Shivaji Pawar, the investigating officer in the case, did not respond to repeated calls and messages.

Source: Huffington Post February 20, 2020 02:26 UTC