HC to cease monitoring probe in Pansare murder

The Bombay High Court on Thursday decided to cease monitoring the investigation into the 2015 murder of Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Govind Pansare, while directing the sessions court to expedite and conclude the trial promptly.

- Urvi Mahajani

On February 16, 2015, Pansare was shot in Kolhapur and he succumbed to injuries on February 20. The high court has been monitoring the probe in the case following a plea by Pansare's daughter Smita and daughter-in-law Megha. They sought continued monitoring of the probe, citing the investigating agency's inability to trace the shooters.

A bench of Justices Ajey Gadkari and Kamal Khata clarified that the investigation had been completed, barring the arrest of two absconding accused, Vinay B Pawar and Sarang D. Akolkar @ Kulkarni.