Maharashtra Govt sets up SIT led by IPS Shailesh Balkawade to probe alleged Rs 500-Crore audio clip

Mumbai, Oct 26 (UNI) Following directives from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the Maharashtra government on Monday constituted a three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the controversial Rs 500-crore audio clip released by Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil. The high-profile probe will be spearheaded by senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Shailesh Balkawade. The newly formed SIT will conduct a rigorous cyber and forensic examination of the audio recording made public by Jarange Patil during a press conference in Jalna. The investigation aims to ascertain the authenticity of the clip and determine whether it is genuine or an Artificial…