Updated On: 26 February, 2025 02:23 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
In a post on X on Wednesday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the state government has appointed senior lawyer Ujjwal Nikam as the special public prosecutor and advocate Balasaheb Kolhe as the assistant special public prosecutor in the Santosh Deshmukh murder case

Ujjwal Nikam. File Pic/Kirti Surve Parade
The Maharashtra government has appointed renowned lawyer Ujjwal Nikam as the special public prosecutor in the sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh murder case.
Deshmukh's family members had made a similar demand.