India, March 10 -- The state government has removed special public prosecutor Pradeep Gharat from the May 2019 Payal Tadvi suicide case. The notification from the state has come almost a week after a sessions court allowed a plea, moved by Gharat, to add one more accused in the abetment to suicide case.

The notification was issued by the Law and Judiciary department of the state on March 7, 2025. It read: "In view of recommendation received from home department, the Government of Maharashtra hereby cancels the appointment of Adv Pradip D Gharat as 'Special Public Prosecutor' for conducting the cases in sessions court."

In his place, the state has appointed advocate Mahesh Manohar Mule as special public prosecutor. The government directe...