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Senior lawyer Ujjwal Nikam will be the special public prosecutor in the Badlapur case, according to Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis...
Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis has announced that the unfortunate incident in Badlapur will be speedily investigated and the case will go to a fast-track court..
It has been decided to appoint senior lawyer Ujjwal Nikam as the special public prosecutor, the deputy CM's office posted in Marathi on X (formerly Twitter)..
Nikam, 71, has previously handled several high-profile cases; he was the public prosecutor in the trial of Ajmal Kasab, the only terrorist caught in the November 26, 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai..
Fadnavis, Maharashtra's deputy CM and the home minister of the state, has also suspended three police personnel for the initial delay in lodging the FIR..
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