Maharashtra govt forms SIT to probe alleged conspiracy against Fadnavis, Shinde

The Maharashtra government on Friday (January 31, 2025) formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of four senior police officers to probe the allegations of a ‘conspiracy’ during the Maha Vikas Aghadi government to file false cases against current Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and put them behind bars.

The SIT has been formed a month and a half after the government announced it on the demand of senior BJP leader Pravin Darekar, who had raised the issue on the floor of the House during the winter session of the Maharashtra Assembly.

“This is regarding the conspiracy to trap both of them in false cases. I had brought this up through Point of Information in the House. The government had promised a SIT at that time. This pertains to a case in Thane,” Mr. Darekar told The Hindu.