The Pimpri Chinchwad Police in Pune district of Maharashtra have dropped the attempt to murder charge against three persons arrested for allegedly throwing ink at state minister Chandrakant Patil, and also revoked the suspension of 10 police personnel in connection with the incident, a top official has said.
The incident had occurred in Pimpri city on Saturday apparently as a mark of protest against minister Patil's controversial remark about Dr B R Ambedkar and social reformer Mahatma Jyotiba Phule. Three people threw ink at Patil when he was stepping out of one of the office-bearer's house, after which they had been arrested.
Ten police personnel, including three officers, had been suspended for alleged security lapse following the incident.
"We have dropped section 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in a case registered against three accused, who were held for the ink attack on Patil. However, the other sections under which they were booked, will remain," Pimpri Chinchwad Police Commissioner Ankush Shinde said on Tuesday.
The other sections invoked in the case are 120B (criminal conspiracy ), 355 (assault or use of criminal force to any person), 500 (defamation), and 34 (common intention), police said.
"The suspension of 10 police personnel also has been revoked," said Shinde.
The development came a day after Patil sought the release of those who were arrested in connection with the ink attack.
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