Acccording to the complainant, Ajit, his wife Sunetra and thirteen other accused threatened to kill Gundgal if he prevented them from constructing a private road through his field in village Ghotawade in Mulshi sub town of Pune district.

Gudgal framed charges against Ajit and others under sections 427,  448, and 506 of the Indian Penal Code along with charges of forcibly and illegally entering the private field of Gudgal, destroying private property and threatening to kill the complainant if he attempts to file criminal cases against the accused.

Police officials refused to comment or furnish details of the case to the media out of fear of antagonizing Ajit, who is the deputy chief minister and a powerful politician of the NCP. However, the court where the private case has been registered has ordered Ajit and his wife to be present in the court in person to answer the charges on May 21.

Meanwhile in another development, federal Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, said on Sunday that corporations are welcome to start medical colleges. Speaking at a national seminar on hospital healthcare management and medico-legal system, Azad said “The public private partnership (PPP) which has hitherto made impressive strides in building infrastructures was all set to enter medical education in India. Considering the urgent need for skilled manpower in health sector, I hereby give the green signal to corporations to set up medical colleges, a move which will create more doctors.”

Focusing on increasing the availability of medical resources in India, Azad said “We have relaxed the requirement of land for opening of more medical colleges. Special provisions has been made for hilly and other geographically disadvantaged areas.”