The report written by the scribe and published in a regional daily had said while police officials ran away after the chopper crash, fearing that it would explode, a local scrap dealer identified as Irfan Shaikh rushed to the spot shouting "Our king is trapped in the chopper" and rescued the chief minister, said the official.
Fadnavis and five others had a narrow escape after their helicopter crash landed just after taking off during his Latur tour on May 25.
"We have registered a defamation case against the journalist for maligning the image of police. The case has been filed under section 500 (criminal defamation) of the IPC and our investigations are on," Deputy Superintendent of Police, Latur, G G Ranjankar told PTI.
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