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Dr. Narendra Dabholkar murder case: Charges against five persons
Pune, Dec. 15: The founder of Andhashraddha Nimurlan Samiti, Dr. Narendra Dabholkar was assassinated on August 20, 2013 in Pune. Charges were fixed against five accused in the murder case. The next hearing in the case is scheduled for September 30.
The court found that the accused Virendrasinh Tawde, Sachin Andure, Sharad Kalaskar and Vikram Bhave had been charged with murder. Once the allegations are confirmed, the accused will now be prosecuted. There were agitations all over the state for the arrest of the accused. The accused were arrested five years later. The charges against the accused were fixed eight years after the murder. The court also ordered the transfer of accused Sharad Kalaskar and Sachin Andure from Arthur Road Jail and Hersul Jail to Yerawada Central Jail in Pune. Charges were framed against the accused under IPC 302, 120B, 34, Section 16 of the UAPA and Sections 3 (25), 27 (1), 27 (3).
Dr. Narendra Dabholkar, 67, who was raising awareness against superstition, was shot dead. He was shot dead by two assailants while walking on the Shinde Bridge near Omkareshwar Temple in Pune. After that, the case was handed over to CBI by Pune city police in 2014.
Additional Sessions Judge S. R. The hearing took place before Navander's court. Citing Corona's reasoning, the accused asked the court to reschedule the charges against the lawyer and relatives, but the court refused to grant an extension and asked the accused whether the charges were confirmed and whether the crime was confessed. The accused told the court that he did not plead guilty.
The accused in the case Sachin Andure, Virendrasinh Tawde, Sharad Kalaskar were present for the hearing through video conferencing, while the accused Sanjeev Punalekar and Vikram Bhave were present in person. Special Public Prosecutor Prakash Suryavanshi appeared for the CBI and Virendra Ichalkaranjikar appeared for the defense.
In the chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in this case, the accused Dr. Virendrasinh Tawde, Sachin Andure and Sharad Kalaskar have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder and murder under the Unlawful Movement Act (UAPA). Accused And. Sanjeev Punalekar and Vikram Bhave have been charged with destroying evidence. Meanwhile, the court ordered the transfer of Sachin Andure from Aurangabad Jail and Sharad Kalaskar from Arthur Road Jail to Yerawada Jail in Pune due to problems in video conferencing.
Defendant charges CBI
Defense counsel in the argument referred to the contradiction in the claims of the attackers made by the CBI at two different places. The CBI had filed a chargesheet against Tawde in 2016. Sarang Akolkar and Vinay Pawar, members of the absconding Sanatan Sanstha, were accused of attacking Dabholkar. But in 2018, the CBI arrested Andure and Kalsarkar and said they were attackers. The CBI had later arrested Amol Kale, Amit Digvekar and Rajesh Bangera. However, no chargesheet has been filed against him. On the other hand, three of Kalaskar have been accused of killing Bangalore-based journalist Gauri Lankesh in 2017. Such an argument was made by the defense.
In June 2016, the CBI arrested the first Sanat member and ENT surgeon Dr. Virendrasinh Tawde was arrested. Chargesheet was filed against him in September 2016. He was also said to be the mastermind of the assassination plot. In 2018, the CBI arrested two more members of Sanatan Sanstha, Sachin Andure and Sharad Kalaskar. A supplementary chargesheet was filed against them in February 2019. The CBI said in its chargesheet that the two had fired shots. Then in May 2019, the CBI arrested Mumbai-based lawyer Sanjeev Punalekar and his colleague Vikram Bhave. Both of them are associated with Sanatan. A chargesheet was filed against him in November 2019. Tawde, Andure and Kalaskar are in judicial custody. Punalekar and Bhave are out on bail.
Pune, Dec. 15: The founder of Andhashraddha Nimurlan Samiti, Dr. Narendra Dabholkar was assassinated on August 20, 2013 in Pune. Charges were fixed against five accused in the murder case. The next hearing in the case is scheduled for September 30.
The court found that the accused Virendrasinh Tawde, Sachin Andure, Sharad Kalaskar and Vikram Bhave had been charged with murder. Once the allegations are confirmed, the accused will now be prosecuted. There were agitations all over the state for the arrest of the accused. The accused were arrested five years later. The charges against the accused were fixed eight years after the murder. The court also ordered the transfer of accused Sharad Kalaskar and Sachin Andure from Arthur Road Jail and Hersul Jail to Yerawada Central Jail in Pune. Charges were framed against the accused under IPC 302, 120B, 34, Section 16 of the UAPA and Sections 3 (25), 27 (1), 27 (3).
Dr. Narendra Dabholkar, 67, who was raising awareness against superstition, was shot dead. He was shot dead by two assailants while walking on the Shinde Bridge near Omkareshwar Temple in Pune. After that, the case was handed over to CBI by Pune city police in 2014.
Additional Sessions Judge S. R. The hearing took place before Navander's court. Citing Corona's reasoning, the accused asked the court to reschedule the charges against the lawyer and relatives, but the court refused to grant an extension and asked the accused whether the charges were confirmed and whether the crime was confessed. The accused told the court that he did not plead guilty.
The accused in the case Sachin Andure, Virendrasinh Tawde, Sharad Kalaskar were present for the hearing through video conferencing, while the accused Sanjeev Punalekar and Vikram Bhave were present in person. Special Public Prosecutor Prakash Suryavanshi appeared for the CBI and Virendra Ichalkaranjikar appeared for the defense.
In the chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in this case, the accused Dr. Virendrasinh Tawde, Sachin Andure and Sharad Kalaskar have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder and murder under the Unlawful Movement Act (UAPA). Accused And. Sanjeev Punalekar and Vikram Bhave have been charged with destroying evidence. Meanwhile, the court ordered the transfer of Sachin Andure from Aurangabad Jail and Sharad Kalaskar from Arthur Road Jail to Yerawada Jail in Pune due to problems in video conferencing.
Defendant charges CBI
Defense counsel in the argument referred to the contradiction in the claims of the attackers made by the CBI at two different places. The CBI had filed a chargesheet against Tawde in 2016. Sarang Akolkar and Vinay Pawar, members of the absconding Sanatan Sanstha, were accused of attacking Dabholkar. But in 2018, the CBI arrested Andure and Kalsarkar and said they were attackers. The CBI had later arrested Amol Kale, Amit Digvekar and Rajesh Bangera. However, no chargesheet has been filed against him. On the other hand, three of Kalaskar have been accused of killing Bangalore-based journalist Gauri Lankesh in 2017. Such an argument was made by the defense.
In June 2016, the CBI arrested the first Sanat member and ENT surgeon Dr. Virendrasinh Tawde was arrested. Chargesheet was filed against him in September 2016. He was also said to be the mastermind of the assassination plot. In 2018, the CBI arrested two more members of Sanatan Sanstha, Sachin Andure and Sharad Kalaskar. A supplementary chargesheet was filed against them in February 2019. The CBI said in its chargesheet that the two had fired shots. Then in May 2019, the CBI arrested Mumbai-based lawyer Sanjeev Punalekar and his colleague Vikram Bhave. Both of them are associated with Sanatan. A chargesheet was filed against him in November 2019. Tawde, Andure and Kalaskar are in judicial custody. Punalekar and Bhave are out on bail.
The court found that the accused Virendrasinh Tawde, Sachin Andure, Sharad Kalaskar and Vikram Bhave had been charged with murder. Once the allegations are confirmed, the accused will now be prosecuted. There were agitations all over the state for the arrest of the accused. The accused were arrested five years later. The charges against the accused were fixed eight years after the murder. The court also ordered the transfer of accused Sharad Kalaskar and Sachin Andure from Arthur Road Jail and Hersul Jail to Yerawada Central Jail in Pune. Charges were framed against the accused under IPC 302, 120B, 34, Section 16 of the UAPA and Sections 3 (25), 27 (1), 27 (3).
Dr. Narendra Dabholkar, 67, who was raising awareness against superstition, was shot dead. He was shot dead by two assailants while walking on the Shinde Bridge near Omkareshwar Temple in Pune. After that, the case was handed over to CBI by Pune city police in 2014.
Additional Sessions Judge S. R. The hearing took place before Navander's court. Citing Corona's reasoning, the accused asked the court to reschedule the charges against the lawyer and relatives, but the court refused to grant an extension and asked the accused whether the charges were confirmed and whether the crime was confessed. The accused told the court that he did not plead guilty.
The accused in the case Sachin Andure, Virendrasinh Tawde, Sharad Kalaskar were present for the hearing through video conferencing, while the accused Sanjeev Punalekar and Vikram Bhave were present in person. Special Public Prosecutor Prakash Suryavanshi appeared for the CBI and Virendra Ichalkaranjikar appeared for the defense.
In the chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in this case, the accused Dr. Virendrasinh Tawde, Sachin Andure and Sharad Kalaskar have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder and murder under the Unlawful Movement Act (UAPA). Accused And. Sanjeev Punalekar and Vikram Bhave have been charged with destroying evidence. Meanwhile, the court ordered the transfer of Sachin Andure from Aurangabad Jail and Sharad Kalaskar from Arthur Road Jail to Yerawada Jail in Pune due to problems in video conferencing.
Defendant charges CBI
Defense counsel in the argument referred to the contradiction in the claims of the attackers made by the CBI at two different places. The CBI had filed a chargesheet against Tawde in 2016. Sarang Akolkar and Vinay Pawar, members of the absconding Sanatan Sanstha, were accused of attacking Dabholkar. But in 2018, the CBI arrested Andure and Kalsarkar and said they were attackers. The CBI had later arrested Amol Kale, Amit Digvekar and Rajesh Bangera. However, no chargesheet has been filed against him. On the other hand, three of Kalaskar have been accused of killing Bangalore-based journalist Gauri Lankesh in 2017. Such an argument was made by the defense.
In June 2016, the CBI arrested the first Sanat member and ENT surgeon Dr. Virendrasinh Tawde was arrested. Chargesheet was filed against him in September 2016. He was also said to be the mastermind of the assassination plot. In 2018, the CBI arrested two more members of Sanatan Sanstha, Sachin Andure and Sharad Kalaskar. A supplementary chargesheet was filed against them in February 2019. The CBI said in its chargesheet that the two had fired shots. Then in May 2019, the CBI arrested Mumbai-based lawyer Sanjeev Punalekar and his colleague Vikram Bhave. Both of them are associated with Sanatan. A chargesheet was filed against him in November 2019. Tawde, Andure and Kalaskar are in judicial custody. Punalekar and Bhave are out on bail.
