Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister orders setting up of SIT to probe journalist's murder in Ratnagiri

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Aniruddha Chakraborty
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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister orders setting up of SIT to probe journalist's murder in Ratnagiri

BY A STAFF REPORTER: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday announced the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the murder of journalist Shashikant Warise in Ratnagiri. Several opposition leaders, including Ajit Pawar and Sanjay Raut, urged Devendra Fadnavis to investigate the incident. Waris (48) was killed on Monday when he was hit by an SUV driven by land trader Pandharinath Amberkar.