In Maharashtra, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), which is probing the Palghar mob lynching incident, has filed a third charge sheet in the case in a local court. An official today said, the CID has now filed a charge sheet in the third FIR, which was registered at Kasa Police Station in Palghar. The case relates to a police officer opening fire. He informed that the charge sheet was submitted in a Palghar court.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Last month, the CID had filed two charge sheets, one running into 4,955 pages and another of 5,921 pages, in a court in Dahanu taluka in Palghar district. According to police, as many as 154 people have been arrested and 11 juveniles detained in connection with the incident.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''In all, three FIRs related to murder, armed rioting and other charges were registered in connection with the incident, in which two seers and their driver were lynched by a mob at Gadchinchale village in Palghar on 16th of April when they were travelling in a car to Surat (Gujarat) to attend a funeral amid the Corona virus-induced lockdown.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Another official said, the State Police is preparing a report about the inquiry against the police personnel and action taken against them, as the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Maharashtra Government to bring on record those details too.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">In a related development, the CID also filed a charge sheet against two minor accused in the case in a juvenile court at Bhiwandi in Thane district on Friday.</span><br />
News On AIR | August 8, 2020 5:52 PM
CID files third charge sheet in Palghar lynching case