Manikrao Kokate Faces Imminent Arrest in Flat Scam, Court Rejects Surrender Plea

• State Sports Minister Manikrao Kokate faces an arrest warrant in a 30-year-old flat scam case.
• Nashik District Court upheld his two-year imprisonment sentence and rejected his lawyer's plea for more time to surrender.
• Kokate and his brother are currently unreachable, with arrest possible at any moment despite reports of approaching Mumbai High Court.
• The case involves illegally acquiring low-income group flats from the Chief Minister's quota in Nashik's Nirman View Apartment.
• This legal setback could lead to Kokate losing his MLA position.

Why It Matters: Manikrao Kokate faces imminent arrest and potential loss of MLA position after court upheld his sentence in a flat scam.