Thane police have become toothless: Slain gangster Naresh Chaddi’s brother

Slain gangster Naresh Pahalajani alias Naresh Chaddirsquos brother has questioned the intention of the Thane police for not arresting the accused even after a court rejected their interim bail applications The inaction gave them time to approach the Bombay High Court for relief from arrest he saidDistrict judge K D Jadhav of Kalyan Sessions Court had on March 22 rejected the bail applications of former Congress corporator from Ulhasnagar Godhumal Kishnani his son Praveen Kishnani and their domestic help Ramesh alias Ravi Valecha He asked them to surrender before Khadakpada police station but they havenrsquot yetThe trio filed an Anticipatory Bail Application ABA on March 25 Chaddirsquos brother Raju Pahalajani said the Thane police and investigating officer Assistant Commissioner of Police ACP Dombivli division J D More gave the murder accused enough time to approach the HC Raju said he will oppose their ABA in the HCFormer Ulhasnagar corporator Godhumal Kishnani and right his son PraveenHowever ACP More told midday ldquoI have no idea if they have approached the high court to file the ABArdquoldquoIf the accused failed to abide by the courtrsquos order was it not the responsibility of the police to take action against them But Thane police have been shielding the accused since the beginningrdquo Raju told middayOn being asked why the trio werenrsquot arrested after failing to surrender More told midday ldquoI am doing my investigation which is incomplete till now Moreover my uncle has passed away and I am busy with the funeral Allow me some timerdquoRaju said ldquoThe investigation can also be conducted after taking the accused in police custody When free the chances are very high that they will tamper with the evidencelsquoIntention questionablersquoRaju said the intention of ldquoThane police in solving the case is questionablerdquoCalls and messages to Deputy Commissioner of Police Vivek Pansare went unanswered Thane Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar also remained unavailable for comment Director General of Police Rajnish Seth said ldquoI have just resumed office but I will enquire into the matterrdquoldquoMy brother was killed in February 2016 The panel of forensic doctors submitted their report on December 19 2019 The examination of viscera and the histopathology report gave the final cause of death as lsquoasphyxia due to smothering associated with contusion and abrasions over the body unnaturalrsquordquoldquoDespite having clear indication that my brotherrsquos death was unnatural Thane police took more than two months to register an FIR and book Kishnani his son and ValechaldquoACP Kalyan Anil Powar was given the charge to investigate the case and we thought he would give us justice But he went to another level and filed a closure report in the court without conducting any investigation at allrdquoldquoAnd whenever I contacted him Powar would say the investigation is stalled due to the lockdown But suddenly I received a letter stating that police have filed a closure report in the case We filed a protest petition in the court and the closure report was rejected by the Kalyan Sessions court and Thane police was directed to change the investigating officer Now ACP of Dombivli division is in charge but he is also good for nothingrdquo Raju saidldquoFollowing the cancellation of closure report the interim relief which Godhumal and his accomplices had received from the court stood cancelled and they had to apply for the bailrdquo which was rejected by judge JadhavldquoWhen bail applications are rejected police must take the accused in their custody But ACP More is not taking no action Today Thane police have become toothless before muscleman Kishnani for the reason best known to themrdquo said Raju