A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking criminal action against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and social worker Dattatreya Dharmadhikari, holding them responsible for the death of 14 people in Kharghar on April 16 due to heatstroke.
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The PIL was filed by advocate Shaila Kanthe, 45, through advocate Nitin Satpute on April 24 seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the deaths and hospitalisation.