In 2006, former Congress leader Pawanraje Nimbalkar was shot dead in his car near Kalamboli Steel Market on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. Today the court has given its verdict in this case. The court has also acquitted the accused. This decision has come after 20 years. The court has given this decision due to lack of evidence. This decision has dealt a big blow to MP Omraj Nimbalkar, who had formed a separate group from UBT.
A special CBI court has acquitted all nine accused in the murder case of former Congress leader Pawanraje Nimbalkar and his driver Samad Qazi in 2006, citing lack of evidence. Those acquitted also include former NCP leader Padmasingh Patil, whom the CBI had named as the main accused in the alleged conspiracy. Padmasingh Patil is also the elder brother of Sunetra Pawar.
The verdict brings to an end the nearly two-decade-long legal battle in what was considered one of the most high-profile political murder cases in Maharashtra. Before the verdict, political leaders and supporters gathered outside the court. Pawanraje Nimbalkar’s son and Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Omraje Nimbalkar reached the court with his family. One of the main accused in the case, former NCP leader Padmasingh Patil, also reached the court along with his family.
According to the CBI chargesheet in the Pawanraje Nimbalkar murder case, the main accused included Padmasingh Patil, Satish Mandade, Mohan Shukla, Dinesh Tiwari, Parasmal Jain, Kailash Yadav, Pintu Singh, Chhotu Pandey (named as the shooter) along with another conspirator, against whom investigation and charges were framed at various stages.
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