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Solapur Deputy Mayor Rajesh Kale, brought by police to Pimpri-Chinchwad on Saturday in connection with a cheating case, was allowed to go home after he started sneezing and complained of sore throat.
Sangvi police inspector Dnyaneshwar Sable on Sunday said Kale was picked up from his residence in Solapur on Friday and brought to Sangvi police station on Saturday. “He was taken into custody in connection with a cheating case. A family had lodged a complaint against him for cheating them while selling a flat to them. The family alleged the flat they lived in was sold to at least 10 people by Kale,” said Sabale.
“During his medical examination, it was found that he had fever. In the evening, he began to sneeze and complained of sore throat. We then allowed him to go after serving him a notice. He has been asked to report back after seven days,” he said.
