India, July 11 -- Bowing to mounting pressure from legislators across party lines, the Maharashtra government on Thursday announced the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the murder of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sachin Kurmi in Byculla last October.

The decision was announced in the state legislative council by Minister of State for Home Yogesh Kadam, a Shiv Sena leader, after members of the ruling alliance as well as the opposition cornered the government over police inaction in the case and demanded justice for the victim's family.

Kurmi, 46, also known as Munna, was associated with the Ajit Pawar-led NCP faction. He was stabbed to death by unidentified assailants on October 4, 2024, while out on a p...