Cong Leader Ranjeet Deshmukh Files Plaint Against Son, 'withdraws'

Nagpur, May 8 (PTI) Former Maharashtra minister and senior Congress leader Ranjeet Deshmukh has filed a police complaint against his younger son for "forcibly occupying" his house and "not vacating it" despite repeated requests, police said today.

However, Deshmukh's son Dr Amol later clarified that the matter has been sorted out and that his father has withdrawn the complaint.

Deshmukh senior, who owns a house near GPO Square, Civil Lines here, filed the complaint with Sitabuldi police station against Amol on May 5.

Senior inspector of Sitabuldi police station, H K Kharabe, confirmed that they have received a written complaint from Deshmukh.

"I am a senior citizen and I have been suffering from Parkinson's disease for the past 10 years, for which I am undergoing treatment," Deshmukh, former Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) chief, said in the complaint.

"I have two sons, who have separate bungalows. But for the last four-five years, my younger son Amol has forcibly occupied the second and third floors of my house along with his family and carried out renovations without my permission," he said.

"I have frequently asked him orally and in writing to vacate the house and go to his own residence. But, he is not willing to listen. Due to all this I have lost my peace of mind," the complaint said.

Deshmukh further said that Amol's friends and staff keep visiting the house regularly, which has disturbed the peace and affected his health.

"As a result, I have deployed private security guards and instructed them not to let anyone enter the house. It may lead to some untoward incident. Therefore, police should take necessary action in this regard," he said.

When contacted, inspector Kharabe said, "It is a family issue, but necessary steps will be taken as per the law."

Addressing a press conference in evening, Amol said it was a small family matter and much of it was a speculation by the media.

"My family and my mother were shocked that such a thing had happened and we were not aware about it. It was a small misunderstanding which could have been ended in the family only," he said.

Amol said he and his wife are doctors and had worked abroad in the past.

"We had twice returned to Nagpur on request of our parents to take care of them. My mother wants us to stay together. It was a small family matter. Speculations should be avoided," he said.

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