The brother of slain gangster Naresh Aasandas Pahalajani alias Naresh Chaddi, who was found dead at his house under mysterious circumstances in 2016, has accused Thane police of backtracking on registering an FIR and of passing the case file from one officer to the other for the past two days. He recorded a fresh statement on Wednesday after forensic reports revealed Naresh died of asphyxiation. However, Thane police have said that they are still studying the case.

"I reached Thane on Wednesday as the police had assured me that an FIR will be registered after recording fresh statements. However, it seems that the police have been shrugging off their responsibilities and pushing the case file from the Investigating Officer (IO), to the senior inspector, to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), and now to the Additional Commissioner of Police (CP)," Raju told mid-day.