PUNE: An afternoon after the opposition slammed deputy leader minister Ajit Pawar for ‘threatening’ IPS officer Anjana Krishna over a mobile phone name, the Solapur rural police registered a case in opposition to 4 people from Kurdu village in Solapur district. They have been charged with illegal meeting and the use of power in opposition to public servants to forestall them from acting their reliable tasks as in keeping with segment 132 and different related sections of BNS. Pawar issued a explanation on Friday, claiming that his goal in talking to the IPS officer was once to not intrude with legislation enforcement however to make sure peace at the flooring.He took to his X take care of on Friday to submit a message pointing out that he has the very best appreciate for police power and its officials, together with ladies officials. “My consideration has been interested in positive movies circulating relating to my interplay with the cops in Solapur. Let me state obviously that my goal was once to not intrude with legislation enforcement however to make certain that the placement at the flooring remained calm and didn’t escalate additional. I’ve the very best appreciate for our police power and its officials, together with the ladies officials who serve with difference and braveness, and I price the rule of thumb of legislation above all. I stay firmly dedicated to clear governance and to making sure that each and every criminal activity, together with sand mining, is handled strictly as in keeping with the legislation,” Pawar wrote.The deputy leader minister got here in for far complaint on Thursday when a video surfaced on social media platforms through which a mobile phone dialog between him and IPS officer Anjana Krishna, who’s posted as sub-divisional police officer of Karmala department in Solapur, was once recorded. The opposition claimed that once Krishna, along side a group of earnings officers, went to do so in opposition to unlawful sand mineral mining at Kurdu village, native NCP participants referred to as up Ajit Pawar and made Krishna talk to him. When the IPS officer instructed Pawar to name her mobile phone for authentication, the deputy leader minister threatened her with motion.In keeping with the FIR, SDPO Krishna and different police workforce, along side officers from the earnings division, went to Kurdu village to do so in opposition to unlawful sand mineral mining on Aug 31. 4 people recognized as Baba Jagtap, Nitin Mali, Santosh Kapare, Anna Dhane, and 15 to twenty different villagers accrued on the spot and averted executive officers from acting their tasks.When TOI contacted assistant police inspector Shahnawaz Mullah of Kurduwadi police station, who’s investigating the case, he mentioned, “The FIR names 4 people, and along side them, there have been 15 to twenty individuals who’re but to be recognized. No arrest has been made thus far.”The opposition has mentioned the FIR is a cover-up for the threats made through Pawar and demanded that he be named within the FIR. State Congress President Harshwardhan Sapkal instructed TOI, “The incident in Solapur is the most recent instance of the way the triple engine executive gang is operating within the state and forcing the management to not act in opposition to their birthday celebration participants although they’re discovered thinking about legal actions. The FIR in Solapur was once registered after dealing with complaint from all corners over threats to the IPS officer. We call for that Ajit Pawar be named within the FIR for combating the IPS officer from acting her accountability.“NCP (SP) state basic secretary Rohit Pawar got here out in toughen of his uncle Ajit Pawar. “Although Ajit Dada speaks in a standard voice, individuals who have now not met him would possibly suppose that his tone is indignant, however complete Maharashtra is aware of his paintings taste. The girl officer isn’t at fault, however it seems that that the dialog between those two was once intentionally twisted through Ajit Pawar’s alliance companions. He will have to needless to say the entice was once laid through them,” Rohit mentioned.In the meantime, MLC from Ajit Pawar’s NCP, Amol Mitkari, has written to Union Public Carrier Fee, challenging that it check Krishna’s paperwork of IPS officer Anjana Krishna, which she submitted whilst clearing the UPSC exam.Congress MLA Vijay Wadettiwar, talking in Sangli, mentioned, “If an officer is doing her accountability, then threatening and pressuring her is anti-democratic. He (Ajit Pawar) does not consider in democracy. He works thru dictatorial manner.”