Arrested Pawar aide in ICU, may not appear in court for alleged murder charge.Byline: ANI Mumbai, June 7 (ANI): A close aide of Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Padamsinh Patil, who was detained on Saturday by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI CBI abbr. cumulative book index CBI Confederation of British Industry CBI n abbr (= Confederation of British Industry) → C.E.O.E. ) for his alleged involvement in the murder of senior Congress leader Pawanraj Nimbalkar in 2003, may not appear in court Sunday. According to sources, Patil complained of severe chest pain this morning and has now been admitted to the ICU ICU intensive care unit. ICU abbr. intensive care unit ICU see intensive care unit. ICU of Mumbai's J J Hospital. He was to be taken to the Panvel court at about 11:30 a.m. Patil is a senior leader of Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is an Indian political party. Background It was formed on May 25, 1999, by Sharad Pawar, P.A. Sangma, and Tariq Anwar after they were expelled from the Indian National Congress (INC) after disputing the right of Italian-born and a Member of Parliament from Maharashtra's Osmanabad District. Earlier, Superintendent of Police, CBI, Amitabh Thakur, confirming Patil's arrest, said he was being questioned at the CBI office in South Mumbai after an arrested accused Parasmal Jain claimed that Patil had ordered Nimbalkar's murder. According to a statement submitted by Jain, he was paid a supari (contract amount) of Rs.30 lakh lakh Noun (in India) 100 000, esp. referring to this sum of rupees [Hindi lākh] Noun 1. lakh - the cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten 100000, hundred thousand by Patil to eliminate Nimbalkar due to business rivalry. The CBI had earlier this year nabbed two people, and one of them had confessed to the murder of Nimbalkar at somebody's behest. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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