Amravati Police Commissioner Arti Singh on Monday claimed that Member of Parliament Navneet Rana was making false allegations against her as an attempt to murder case was registered against Rana’s husband, MLA Ravi Rana, and workers of their party Yuva Swabhiman Party (YSP) by Amravati Police earlier this year.
Singh made the comments while addressing a press conference on the murder of Umesh Kolhe, the chemist from Amravati who was murdered on June 21, allegedly over a social media post in support of suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma. Police have arrested seven persons in connection with the murder.
The case was transferred to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday
Singh said it took Amravati Police some time to crack the murder case because it was a “blind case”.
On June 27, Navneet Rana had written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah against Arti Singh, alleging that cases of murder, riots, illegal activities and robbery were increasing day by day in Amravati city. Rana further alleged that police were trying to pass off the Umesh Kolhe murder case as a case of robbery and murder.
Singh, meanwhile, was referring to an incident in February this year, when YSP workers had thrown ink on Amravati Municipal Commissioner Pravin Ashtikar, following which an attempt to murder case was registered against them as well as party leader and MLA Ravi Rana.
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