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Former MVA minister Jitendra Awhad resigns, FIR registered on allegations of ‘indecency’ with woman

Mumbra Police have lodged an FIR slapping various Indian Penal Code sections including Sec. 354 for outraging a woman's modesty

PGurus Newsdesk

November 14, 2022

Mumbra Police have lodged an FIR slapping various Indian Penal Code sections including Sec. 354 for outraging a woman's modesty

FIR against ex-Maha minister Jitendra Awhad over ‘molestation’; supporters go on the rampage

NCP leader and former Housing Maharashtra Minister Jitendra Awhad have been slapped with a case on charges of molestation levelled by a Bharatiya Janata Party Mahila Morcha (BJPMM) woman member.

The case was registered at the Mumbra Police Station on the complaint of BJPMM vice-president Rida Asghar Rashid who said that she was assaulted by Awhad. The Mumbra Police have lodged an FIR slapping various Indian Penal Code sections including Sec. 354 for outraging a woman’s modesty.

The incident took place after a new bridge in Mumbra was inaugurated by Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde in the presence of the NCP leader. As she was trying to get close to the car to meet Shinde when he was leaving at around 6.30 pm, Awhad came in her way.

Rida Rashid complained to the police, saying that Awhad had “pushed” her aside with both hands taking advantage of a huge crowd, after telling her, “Why are you standing in the middle? Move aside“, he grabbed her shoulders and pushed her aside. Later, she met Shinde requesting him to direct the police to register an FIR against Awhad. The Mumbra-Kalwa MLA was booked under IPC Section 354.

Reacting to the latest FIR against him, Jitendra Awhad announced that he has decided to resign as an MLA. He tweeted in Marathi, “Police registered 2 false cases against me in 72 hours and that too 354…I will fight against this police brutality… I have decided to resign as an MLA… This is the murder of democracy… I cannot see this with open eyes“.

पोलीसांनी माझ्या विरुद्ध ७२ तासात २ खोटा गुन्हा दाखल केला आणि तोही 😭३५४ ,.,
मी ह्या पोलिसी आत्याचारा विरुद्ध लढणार … मी माझ्या आमदारकीचा राजीनामा देण्याचा निर्णय घेतो आहे,,. लोकशाहीची हत्या .. उघड्या डोळ्यांनी नाही बघू शकत

— Dr.Jitendra Awhad (@Awhadspeaks) November 14, 2022

On Monday, Awhad stoutly denied outraging Rashid’s modesty or attempting to molest her and said that this is the second false case lodged against him in three days, with several top NCP leaders speaking out in his support.

On November 11, Awhad and 10 others were booked for violence during the screening of a Marathi film ‘Har Har Mahadev‘ in a Thane mall multiplex on November 7. Some moviegoers were beaten up after they objected to this hooliganism. While Awhad was arrested, he was granted bail on November 12.

[With Inputs from IANS]

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