Yashwant Sonawane
Yashwant Sonawane | |
---|---|
यशवंत सोनवणे | |
Died | 25 January 2011 Manmad, India |
Cause of death | Govt. of Maharashtra |
Yashwant Sonawane (died 25 January 2011) was the Additional District Collector of Malegaon (
Murder
Sonawane had received some information about oil adulteration a week before his death from his sources. While going to Nandgaon for a
Investigation
On 26 January 2011, seven persons were arrested for burning to death Yashwant Sonawane and appeared before a local court at Manmad. They were remanded to police custody for two weeks until 8 February.[citation needed]
State Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan ordered an inquiry into the incident. He said, "the government will not tolerate attacks on the officials and strict action will be taken against those responsible for burning Sonawane."[This quote needs a citation]
On 27 January 2011, two days after Sonawane was burnt alive, authorities in Maharashtra carried out raids at nearly 200 places, arresting around 180 people in an attempt to crack down on the oil adulteration mafia.[2]
Oil Minister
Meanwhile, Popat Shinde the prime accused, died of a cardiac arrest caused due to sepsis on 31 January 2011 at JJ Hospital in the city. Shinde, who was being treated for burn injuries, died in the afternoon, but no one came forward to claim his body.[4]
A twist in the story came when the
See also
References
- ^ a b "Oil mafia burns Malegaon Additional DC alive". 25 January 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Sonawane Murder: Crackdown on Oil Mafia". outlook india. 27 January 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Centre to reintroduce chemical marker to check kerosene diversion". Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Sonawane 'killer' Popat Shinde dies of burn injuries". 31 January 2011. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Yashwant Sonawane sought bribe to release oil tanker: CBI". 12 October 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2012.