One man has been arrested in connection with the murder of CPI leader Govind Pansare. The man under arrest has been identified as Sameer Gaikwad. He was arrested from Sangli and has been brought to Kolhapur.
Earlier, Bombay High Court had asked Maharashtra government respond on a petition seeking a probe by the special investigation team (SIT) into Pansare's killing. Pansare was gunned down outside his home in Kolhapur city on February 16.
Pansare, a prominent anti-toll protester, was shot at along with his wife in Kolhapur on February 16 while they were taking a morning walk. After undergoing surgery at a hospital in Kolhapur immediately after the shooting, Pansare was flown to Mumbai in an air ambulance arranged by the Maharashtra government.
He was admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital where he succumbed during treatment.
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