Overview
- Uttam Jinnappa Mohite, president of the Dalit Mahasangh, was fatally attacked inside his Sangli home late Tuesday by a group armed with knives and iron rods.
- Investigators have named eight suspects based on a complaint by Mohite’s wife and have registered two cases under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, saying lynching-specific provisions do not apply.
- One assailant, identified as Shahrukh Rafiq Shaikh, sustained a stab wound during the melee and died at the hospital the next morning.
- Police say four of the eight named suspects have been arrested and efforts are underway to trace the remaining accused.
- Officers say several of the accused have previous records for violent offences, and they noted that CCTV footage from the area is being examined as part of the probe.