Forging CM146;s signature, to settle a score8230;

What set the police on his trail was a letter received on October 27 at the police commissionerate with the CM and DCM8217;s forged signatures. The letter stated that one Kamrunissa Shaikh belonging to Social Forum of Minorities had named two residents of upper Indira Nagar, Anil Kamble and Tukaram Kamble they were named as accomplices of a deceased criminal Robert Salve as members of the banned SIMI. The letter asked for a probe against the two.

Crime Branch initiated investigations during which sub-inspector Y K Nalawade found the Kambles to be auto-rickshaw drivers. As for Kamrunisaa Shaikh, he was nowhere to be found. Smelling a rat, the crime branch made a sketch based on the description of the person who had handed over the letter. From the sketch, the Kamble brothers identified him as Sunil.

It came to light that settling a personal score was the motive. The Kambles told police that they had a fight with Pawar over a financial dispute. They told police that Sunil had taken a bank loan of Rs 90,000 for which Kamble8217;s father, Narayan, a government employee, had stood guarantor. After Sunil failed to repay the loan and the money was being deducted from Narayan8217;s account, the dispute began.

Investigations confirmed that it was Sunil who had indeed submitted the letter at the police commissionerate.

Sunil was reported to be a historysheeter with complaints of cheating registered against him at Panvel, Vishrambaug and Bharato Vidyapeeth police stations.

Pawar was produced in court and remanded in police custody till November 13.