Threat calls to Gadkari: Police to file chargesheet

June 28, 2023 17:34

The Nagpur police will file the chargesheet in a case registered under anti-terror law UAPA in connection with threatening phone calls made to Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, a senior police official said on Wednesday.

A special NIA court in Nagpur on Monday accepted the request of the city police seeking 50 more days to file the chargesheet after the case could not be transferred to the National Investigation Agency, he said.

The NIA tried to transfer the case, registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, at the Dhantoli police station in Nagpur, and filed applications before special NIA courts in Bangalore and Nagpur, the official said.

However, both courts rejected the applications and directed the federal agency to approach the Supreme Court, according to a senior police official.

The NIA is yet to file the application with the Apex court, leaving the UAPA case in the hands of the city police, said the official.

The prime accused in the case has been identified as murder-convict Jayesh Pujari, alias Kantha, who was already behind bars.

He was taken into custody by the Nagpur police from a jail in Karnataka.

Following the registration of the case here, the Union ministry of home affairs issued a notification instructing the NIA to investigate the matter.

The offence was initially registered in Bangalore, and the NIA's Mumbai unit was told to handle the investigation. -- PTI

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