The ATS registered an FIR in the case and arrested Pradeep Kurulkar on the evening May 3, following a complaint filed by a senior officer of the Vigilance and Security Department of the DRDO.
The ATS also submitted in court that a forensic report of the electronic devices seized from the accused was received on Tuesday afternoon and needs to be investigated.
Sandip Shashikant Kale, 32, said he is an NCP worker and a “big fan” of Pawar. He also heads the Saheb Foundation, named after Pawar, which does social work.
Pawar made the announcement at the launch of the second edition of his autobiography, Lok Majhe Sangati, at the Y B Chavan Centre in Mumbai, in the presence of his wife Pratibha, daughter Supriya Sule, nephew Ajit Pawar, and senior party leaders.