CM Uddhav Thackeray's driver sacked, DIG Nishikant More suspended

Following middays consistent reporting about DIG Nishikant More allegedly molesting his friends 17yearold daughter the state police finally suspended him on Thursday Both the Director General of Maharashtra Police Subodh Jaiswal and Home Minister Anil Deshmukh confirmed Mores suspensionIn addition Chief Minister Uddhav Thackerays official driver Constable Dinkar Salve who allegedly threatened the survivors kin has also been removed from the CMs convoy and enquiries are being made about him by the police establishmentDeshmukh said that he has taken serious cognisance of the allegations made against Salve He said that he has watched the video where Salve is allegedly threatening the family I have asked police to find out why Salve visited the family We want to know Salves intentions and establish the connection between him and the absconding DIG said the ministerConstable Dinkar SalvePolice denied reports about Salve being suspended Additional Commissioner of Police Motor Transport Atul Patil said He has not been suspended yet enquiries are underwayWhereas Navi Mumbai police have registered a noncongnisable complaint against Salve under Section 506 criminal intimidation of the Indian Penal Code Cops are also on the lookout for More who continues to be on the run He is untraceable we are doing our best to locate him So far we have searched several locations in Navi Mumbai and Pune said DCP Ashok DudheThe survivors father told midday We are thankful to the state government for taking action against the DIG The police should have done it earlier We hope the Navi Mumbai police arrest him without any further delayAnticipatory bail plea junkedOn Thursday the Panvel sessions court dismissed Mores anticipatory bail plea after listening to both Prosecution and Defence The prosecution presented Mores past record where he was spotted using the official vehicle for personal use in 2005 He was spotted with a woman in the car and alcohol bottles were also found from the vehicle The then commissioner of police A N Roy had ordered an enquiry against him Police also informed the court that the survivor has been missing with the suicide note she left behind blaming More for the stepSuspended DIG Nishikant MoreDefence lawyer Aniket Deshkar cited close relations between the survivor and Mores family and said that no objection had come when the incident took place in their presence He added that it was only after a property dispute that the molestation case was filedOutside the court Mores wife said that the survivors family is trying to defame her husband The family took R20 lakh from us and didnt return it I gave the girls father the money as we had good relations But when I asked for the money he kept delaying and later abused and assaulted me and made casteist remarks against us As far as the birthday party is concerned everyone was there and nobody objected at that timeIn 2005 the then joint commissioner amdin of Mumbai police P K Jain had conducted the enquiry against More He was suspended by the then commissioner of police for violating service rules He was found with a woman and liquor bottles in his official vehicle I submitted my detailed report and appropriate action was also taken against him by A N RoyAnil DeshmukhDec 26Day the FIR in the molestation case was filed by Navi Mumbai policeWith inputs from Dharmendra JoreCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates