Overview

• In footage aired by regional channels, a caller identifying himself as Ajit Pawar asks SDPO Anjana Krishna for her number, switches to a video call, and purportedly tells her to stop action against illegal murrum excavation.
• The exchange occurred during a police operation in Kurdu village, Madha taluka, Solapur, reported to have taken place two days earlier during a confrontation at the site.
• Reports say the call reached the officer through a party worker’s phone, with local accounts naming Baba Jagtap as the person who initiated the connection.
• NCP state president Sunil Tatkare says the video was deliberately leaked and argues Pawar intended only to defuse tensions by briefly pausing the operation.
• Opposition voices, including AAP’s Vijay Kumbhar, call the episode a misuse of power, while reports so far mention no official inquiry or disciplinary action.