Almost two years after a letter was found in the Mantralaya signed by Nanded-based Congress party worker Santosh Shivaji Kadam, who allegedly threatened to kill then chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, the Marine Drive cops are set to file a charge sheet against him on November 10. Kadam had earlier claimed he had no connection with the letter and somebody was trying to frame him in the case. The subject line of the letter, which was found on October 5, 2019, read: About waving the BJP flag and threatening politicians using the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

Officials at Mantralaya were immediately alerted and the Maharashtra Director General of Police and Mumbai Police Commissioner were asked to act on the letter. Accordingly, the Marine Drive Police registered an offence against Kadam under IPC section 506(2) (criminal intimidation).