Attack on Ex-Minister Anil Deshmukh: Case Against 4 Unidentified People for Murder Bid

Nagpur: Police have registered a case against four unidentified persons on charges of attempt to murder after NCP (SP) leer and former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh was seriously injured in stone pelting at his car in Nagpur, officials said on Tuesday.

incident took place at around 8 pm on Monday and Deshmukh was later mitted to a private hospital here.

NCP (SP) has demanded a high-level probe into incident which occurred on last day of campaigning for Maharashtra assembly elections scheduled on November 20.

Deshmukh was returning to Katol after attending a meeting in Narkhed village. Some unidentified persons threw stones at his car near Belphata on Jalalkheda Ro near Katol in Nagpur district.

former minister, who received injuries during attack, was immediately rushed to Katol Civil Hospital, police said.

He was later mitted to a private hospital here.

Nagpur Rural Superintendent of Police (SP) Harssh Poddar on Tuesday said y have taken a serious cognisance of incident and registered a case against four persons on charges of attempt to murder.

A forensic team has visited incident spot to collect technical evidence, he said.

deputy SP of Katol was investigating case, he said, ding that senior police officials and district collector have also visited incident spot.

Poddar appealed to people not to pay attention to any rumours.

Condemning incident, NCP (SP) spokesperson Vedprakash Arya on Monday sought a high-level inquiry into it and police protection for Deshmukh's family.

"Some people attacked Anil Deshmukh's car in Belfata Bhishnur in Katol, wherein Deshmukh received serious he injury. His treatment started in Katol but due to serious injury, he was shifted to Nagpur for treatment," Arya said in a statement.

He claimed that ir political opponents were staring at a crushing defeat and, refore, resorted to such a cowardly attack.

Anil Deshmukh's son Salil Deshmukh is contesting from Katol assembly constituency on NCP (Sharchandra Pawar) ticket against BJP's Charansingh Thakur.