Allegedly molesting a woman during an event an FIR was registered against Nationalist Congress Party MLA Jitendra Awhad on Sunday.
According to the Thane Police, a woman charged a molestation case against MLA and filed an FIR against Awhad.
Meanwhile, the woman said during the inauguration of the new bridge in Mumbra MLA Awhad touched her with the wrong intentions.
On the complaint of the woman, Mumbra Police has registered an FIR under section 354 against Awhad.
“We have received the complaint, a case has been registered. The matter is being seriously investigated,” the police said.
Earlier on 13 November to solve the traffic problem in Mumbra the bridge work was going on for a long time. During the inauguration, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde came to participate in the program when this incident happened.
The incident occurred when the victim woman was going to meet the Chief Minister and MLA Jitendra Awhad touched her.
Moreover, after this incident, a stir was created by the NCP workers at the Mumbra police station and burnt tires.
Talking about the allegation made against him MLA Awhad said, the case filed against him is wrong and false he will fight against “police brutality”. The MLA has also decided to resign as an MLA.
“Police registered 2 false cases against me in 72 hours. I will fight against police brutality. I am deciding to resign from the post of MLA. We can’t witness the murder of democracy,” Awhad said.
However, further investigation is underway.