Mumbai Police Chief Rakesh Maria with Lalit Modi in London in 2014
Mumbai:
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis tweeted on Wednesday that Mumbai police commissioner Rakesh Maria's explanation about his 2014 meeting with former IPL-boss Lalit Modi in London appeared "satisfactory".
Mr Fadnavis tweeted:
Incidentally, Mr Fadnavis was expected to form a "final opinion" by Wednesday evening about the "information" furnished by Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria about his meeting with Lalit Modi in London in 2014, when the Congress-NCP government was in power.
"Rakesh Maria submitted information sought by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to Additional Chief Secretary (Home) K P Bakshi last evening. He is now in the process of examining the report and he will give his final opinion to the CM by this evening," a senior Home Department official had told PTI earlier.
Mr Fadnavis tweeted:
Prima facie explanation of CP Mr.Maria appears satisfactory. However some points need further elaboration. have asked ACS to look into it.
- Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) June 24, 2015Incidentally, Mr Fadnavis was expected to form a "final opinion" by Wednesday evening about the "information" furnished by Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria about his meeting with Lalit Modi in London in 2014, when the Congress-NCP government was in power.
"Rakesh Maria submitted information sought by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to Additional Chief Secretary (Home) K P Bakshi last evening. He is now in the process of examining the report and he will give his final opinion to the CM by this evening," a senior Home Department official had told PTI earlier.
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