The police arrested Manoj Bhaskar Gharbade (34), a convener member of Samata Sainik Dal and Dhananjay Bhausaheb Ijgaj (29), a member of Samata Sainik Dal and Vijay Dharma Ovhal (40), secretary with Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi

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New Delhi, December 14

The Pimpri Chinchwad Police have dropped the attempt to murder charges invoked against the three persons who were arrested for the ink attack on BJP minister Chandrakant Patil. 

The Pimpri Chinchwad police had invoked attempt to murder charges under Section 307 of IPC among other sections against three accused. 

As per the case details, ink was thrown on Patil in Chinchwad on December 10. The attack on Patil had come a day after a statement he had made in Paithan town of Aurangabad district, which has stirred a controversy.

After the attack, the police had arrested Manoj Bhaskar Gharbade (34), a convener member of Samata Sainik Dal and Dhananjay Bhausaheb Ijgaj (29), a member of Samata Sainik Dal and Vijay Dharma Ovhal (40), secretary with Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi. 

The police claimed that it was after the FSL report of the ink thrown on the minister that they decided to drop the charges of attempt to murder on the accused. 

The police have booked the accused under IPC sections 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 500 (defamation), 501 (printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory), 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 307 (attempt to murder), now dropped. 

After the attack, three police officers and seven constables who were deployed for the security at the place where in the incident took place were suspended for dereliction of duty in providing security cover to Patil. The police have also revoked the suspension of 10 policemen against whom action was taken for dereliction of duty in providing the security cover to the minister.