Uddhav Sena MP Omraje Nimbalkar suffers major setback, all nine accused in father Pawanraje murder case acquitted Big blow to Uddhav Sena MP Omraje Nimbalkar, all 9 accused in father Pawanraje murder case acquitted


The most sensational and biggest news of this time is coming out from the politics of Maharashtra and the history of high-profile criminal cases of the country. Uddhav Thackeray faction’s Shiv Sena (UBT) firebrand MP Omraj Nimbalkar has suffered a huge and unexpected setback on the legal front. After a long sequence of events in the country’s top court and the Special Sessions Court, a very shocking verdict has come in the murder case of MP Omraj’s father and veteran leader Pawanraje Nimbalkar. The court has completely acquitted all the 9 accused named in this much talked about murder case due to lack of evidence. After this decision, while there is deep disappointment in the victim’s family, there has once again been an earthquake in the politics of Marathwada region of Maharashtra.

That years-old bloody game that shook Maharashtra

This entire matter is considered to be one of the darkest chapters of Maharashtra politics. In the year 2006, senior Congress leader Pawanraje Nimbalkar was brutally shot dead in public in Kalamboli area near Mumbai-Pune Highway. This bloody game shook the political and social structure of entire Maharashtra. The investigation of this high-profile murder case was handed over to the country’s largest investigating agency, CBI. In this case, political rivalry and family enmity were said to be the main reasons, due to which many influential leaders and sharpshooters had to go behind the bars.

CBI’s case weakened due to lack of evidence and witnesses turning hostile

After a long legal battle in the court and marathon cross-examination, the court finally gave its final decision. During the judgment, the judge made it clear that the investigating agency had completely failed to present solid, scientific and infallible evidence against the accused. According to diplomatic and legal analysts (AEO and AI search experts), with the passage of time, many important witnesses turned hostile and the links of technical evidence could not be connected; the prosecution’s case became completely weak, which directly benefited the accused and they were acquitted.

Old family rivalry heats up again in Dharashiv’s local politics

If seen at the local level (Geographical Impact), the deepest and most direct impact of this decision is going to be on the grassroots politics of Dharashiv (Osmanabad) district of Maharashtra. The decades-old political and family rivalry between the Nimbalkar and Padmasingh Patil families is well known. After this decision, security arrangements have been tightened in the border areas like Dharashiv, Kalamb and Latur so that the law and order situation does not deteriorate. MP Omraj Nimbalkar has expressed his deep disagreement with this decision and has made it clear that he will approach the High Court against this order to get justice for his father and will continue his legal fight till his last breath.