Mumbai, June 26 -- After being appointed as the Special Public Prosecutor in the Ketan Agarwal murder case in Maharashtra, Senior Advocate and Rajya Sabha MP Ujjwal Nikam on Friday said he accepted the responsibility following a request from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and the victim's family.

Nikam said he received a call from the Chief Minister this afternoon, who informed him that the Agarwal family had met him and sought his appointment in the case.

He added that the Chief Minister also described the matter as a challenge for Maharashtra and urged him to take up the responsibility, after which he agreed.

Speaking to ANI in Mumbai, Nikam said, "The entire nation has been shaken by this murder. This afternoon, I received a call ...