Lalit Patil was Uddhav Sena Nashik chief when arrested in 2020, says Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who also holds the charge of the home department, said on Friday that drug boss LalitPatil was the Nashik city unit president of the Shiv Sena and alleged that he was not even interrogated when he was arrested in 2020 when the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government was in power.Addressing a press conference at the Sahyadri state guest house, Fadnavis mentioned that Uddhav Thackeray was the chief minister at the time.

Addressing a press conference at the Sahyadri state guest house, Fadnavis mentioned that Uddhav Thackeray was the chief minister at the time.Patil was given Police Custody Remand (PCR) for 14 days but was immediately admitted to Sasoon Hospital, Pune. He spent 14 days in the hospital with no interrogation. The government did not file an application asking for his examination by the medical board, nor was an extension sought for his custody. If there was no interrogation, how can there be a conviction?" he asked.Now you decide whose narco test should be done," said Fadnavis, adding that there are many issues, but he would not speak on them today. Patil, who had escaped from Sasoon Hospital on October 2, was arrested in Chennai within days by the Saki Naka Police, Mumbai.Earlier this month, the Saki Naka Police, led by Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Satyanarayan Chaudhary and DCP Zone X, Datta Nalawad, had raided a factory in the MIDC area of Nashik and seized significant quantities of Mephedrone.
The factory is allegedly owned by Bhushan Patil, the brother of Lalit Patil.