The state government has formed a 10-member SIT, led by CID DIG Basavraj Teli, to investigate the murder of Massajog village sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh. This action follows the surrender of Valmik Karad, who is accused in an extortion case linked to the murder. Karad, an aide of Minister Dhananjay Munde, claims political vendetta.
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A 25-year-old man, upset over a breakup, allegedly murdered his 22-year-old former girlfriend by slashing her throat at her house in New Panvel. After the attack, he tried to commit suicide and is now recovering in the hospital. The police have charged him with murder, and the weapon has been recovered.
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The supreme court of India quashed proceedings against a firm accused of manufacturing sub-standard drugs, ruling that the trial court's summoning order lacked reasoning. Justices B R Gavai and Augustine George Masih called the order "non-speaking" and set aside the Andhra Pradesh high court’s 2023 decision. The case stemmed from a 2018 drug sample test, but the supreme court dismissed the trial court’s July 2023 order due to procedural lapses.
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