Meenakshi Shinde resigned after Minister Pratap Sarnaik publicly suggested that she should step aside from her party post. (File photo)

A month after the murder of Shiv Sena (UBT) worker Pradeep Purnekar in Thane, Meenakshi Shinde, a former Thane mayor and a close aide of Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, resigned as the district chief of the Shiv Sena’s women’s wing on Thursday amid allegations linking her to the case.

Her resignation came within 24 hours of Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik publicly suggesting that she step aside from her party post until the investigation was completed. Shinde submitted her resignation to Eknath Shinde , the Shiv Sena’s chief leader.

The murder has triggered a political confrontation in Thane, with the Opposition raising questions over Shinde’s alleged links to the case.…