Court gives clean chit to Ajit and Sunetra Pawar in Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank case

A special court has accepted Mumbai Police's closure reports in the Rs 25,000 crore Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank scam, granting a clean chit to Ajit Pawar, Sunetra Pawar, and Rohit Pawar. The Enforcement Directorate's plea to intervene was rejected, with the judge citing a previous similar rejection and an ongoing appeal.

By REBECCA SAMERVEL AND VIJAY V SINGH