Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, June 22: Shiv Sena MLA Nitin Deshmukh, who was previously thought to have joined Sena leader Eknath Shinde, has reemerged and voiced his support for Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in yet another dramatic twist amid the political tempest in Maharashtra.
He claimed to have been ‘kidnapped’ and taken to Surat, Gujarat, where he managed to flee.
“I escaped and was standing on the road at around 3 in the morning trying to hitch a ride from passersby when over a hundred cops came and took me to a hospital. They pretended that I had a heart attack and tried to conduct some medical procedure on my body,” he said.
“I am of course with Uddhav Thackeray,” he added.
#WATCH | Shiv Sena MLA Nitin Deshmukh – who returned to Nagpur from Surat – says, "…100-150 Policemen took me to a hospital & pretended as I've suffered an attack. They wanted to operate on me, harm me under that pretext. By God's grace, I'm alright. I am with Uddhav Thackeray" pic.twitter.com/r1uSOMK0IS
— ANI (@ANI) June 22, 2022
The wife of Deshmukh reported him missing to the police yesterday, claiming she believed his life was in danger. Balapur Assembly seat in Maharashtra is represented by MLA Nitin Deshmukh.
Deshmukh’s wife, Pranjali, filed a written complaint with the Akola police station alleging that she last spoke to her husband on the phone at 7 o’clock on June 20 and hasn’t been able to reach him since he turned off his phone. She asserted that she believes Deshmukh’s life could be in danger.
