Senior lawyer Ujjwal Nikam, who has consented to be a Special Public Prosecutor in the Badlapur sexual assault case, on Wednesday, expressed confidence that the chargesheet will be filed soon. He also said that he is optimistic that the trial will be completed in the stipulated period, reported ANI. Nikam told the news agency that he had received oral communication from Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis urging him to accept the case given the gravity of the crime.  

Nikam, while speaking to ANI, "I have consented to act as a special PP in that case. Still, I have not received the government's official notification but I am optimistic that the government investigating agency will file the chargesheet very soon. Within the stipulated time, they would complete the chargesheet and then thereafter my role would begin."