 Vishram Patil's widow eventually accused G. N. Patil of involvement in the crime and claimed that Pratibha Patil had influenced the criminal investigation and that the issue needed to be examined before presidential immunity became active.Her accusations were rejected by the courts in 2009 but in 2015 G. N. Patil was charged.No reference to the alleged involvement of Pratibha Patil was made at this time.