Nationalist Congress Party-Sharad Pawar faction leader Jitendra Awhad has been formally charged at a police station in Mumbai following his controversial comments regarding Lord Ram, as confirmed by the police on Friday.

According to police sources, Awhad is facing charges under Section 295(A) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for his statement claiming that Lord Ram was a non-vegetarian, which created outrage and resulted in the case being filed at the MIDC police station in Mumbai.