New Delhi (13.08.2021): In a very high-profile Bhima-Koregaon case, Lakshmi Gautam (IPS:2004:Maharashtra) has been summoned for a cross-examination scheduled from August 23 to 25 at the Mumbai office by the Koregaon-Bhima inquiry commission. The commission has started the examination of witnesses from the state administration and political personalities. The cross-examination of IPS of officer Gautam has been partly completed. The commission may summon other witnesses including leaders of some other political parties and a number of witnesses related to the case -- NCP chief Sharad Pawar and former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The event to mark the 200th anniversary of the Koregaon-Bhima battle in Pune district, in which East India Company forces defeated Peshwa’s forces, was marred by incidents of violence on January 1, 2018.
IPS Lakshmi Gautam summoned in Koregaon-Bhima case
By IndianMandarins - 2021-08-13 11:21:00
New Delhi (13.08.2021): In a very high-profile Bhima-Koregaon case, Lakshmi Gautam (IPS:2004:Maharashtra) has been summoned for a cross-examination scheduled from August 23 to 25 at the Mumbai office by the Koregaon-Bhima inquiry commission. The commission has started the examination of witnesses from the state administration and political personalities. The cross-examination of IPS of officer Gautam has been partly completed.
The commission may summon other witnesses including leaders of some other political parties and a number of witnesses related to the case -- NCP chief Sharad Pawar and former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The event to mark the 200th anniversary of the Koregaon-Bhima battle in Pune district, in which East India Company forces defeated Peshwa’s forces, was marred by incidents of violence on January 1, 2018.
