Nashik NCP Leader, Brother Murdered By Gang Outside Their Home

Nashik NCP vice-president Munna Jadhav and his brother were murdered outside their homes by an unidentified gang.

Munna Jadhav and Prashant Jadhav were stabbed outside their home.

Source : ABPLIVE AI

Nashik vice-president of the NCP (Ajit Pawar faction), Munna Jadhav, and his brother Prashant Jadhav were murdered on Wednesday evening allegedly by a gang.

The attackers stabbed the brothers in front of their house in the Ambedkarwadi area. Both were rushed to Nashik District Hospital but the doctors declared them dead on arrival. Meanwhile, the police have increased security due to heavy crowds at the district government hospital.

The reason for the attack and the identity of the attackers is not yet known. Four teams have been dispatched to search for the assailants.

5 Suspects Detained

The police have detained five persons in the Nashik double-murder case for interrogation. Police sources said the murder could have been executed due to an old rivalry. 

The police are now investigating the events leading up to the murder.

Sharad Pawar's NCP Slams Fadnavis Over Murder

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SCP) leader Rohit Pawar took a sharp jab at the Maharashtra government following the murders. Rohit Pawar didn’t hold back as he accused the authorities of dodging critical questions and pointed to inconsistencies in their statements regarding similar incidents.

Drawing comparisons to a past case in Nagpur, he alleged that contradictory remarks from the police commissioner only fuelled concerns about transparency and accountability. "In the Nashik incident yesterday, two members of the ST community lost their lives, one of whom was a vice president in Ajit Pawar’s NCP. But instead of clear answers, we are being met with evasions. When a similar case took place in Nagpur, the police commissioner made conflicting statements, raising serious doubts," Pawar was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

Rohit Pawar also targeted Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, responding to his recent remarks urging ministers to show restraint in their statements. "Instead of telling ministers to hold back their words, it would be far better if they step down," Pawar said in a scathing attack.