Ramesh Kadam (politician)

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Ramesh Kadam was a leader of the Nationalist Congress Party and a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. In August 2015, he was arrested for alleged fraud and embezzlement of funds from a state-run corporation. [1] [2]

He is now incarcerated in the state-of-the-art cell at Arthur Road Jail which was previously constructed for Ajmal Kasab. The cell is reportedly air conditioned. [3]

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