Thane, Jan. 10 -- A serious conspiracy to falsely implicate Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has come to light, according to a Special Investigation Team (SIT) report. The case is related to a 2016 incident registered at Thane Nagar Police Station.

The SIT report recommends filing criminal charges against former Director General of Police Sanjay Pandey, former Deputy Commissioner Laxmikant Patil, and Assistant Commissioner Sardar Patil for allegedly plotting to trap the leaders in a false case.

The report was submitted to the Additional Chief Secretary (Home) by former DGP Rashmi Shukla just five days before her retirement.

According to the report, attempts to frame Devendra Fadnavis ...