The state government's move comes days after the opposition parties and retired police officers, including former cop JF Ribeiro, strongly criticised the encounter questioning its timing.

Judicial Inquiry Launched into Akshay Shinde's Death in Badlapur Encounter

Amid the controversy over the encounter of Akshay Shinde, the main accused in the sexual abuse of two four-year-old girls in a Badlapur's reputed school, the Maharashtra government has formed a single-member judicial commission headed by retired justice Dilip Bhosale to probe the case. Oct 2, 2024
ED seizes properties of YouTuber Elvish Yadav, singer Fazilpuriya in money laundering case

ED seizes properties of Elvish Yadav, Fazilpuriya in money laundering, wildlife cases

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally seized assets worth Rs 52.49 lakh of YouTuber Elvish Yadav, singer Rahul Yadav alias Fazilpuriya, and a company, as part of an ongoing money laundering investigation in connection with a wildlife crime case involving the illegal use of snakes and exotic animals in music videos and vlogs, officials said on Thursday. Sep 27, 2024