A 33-year-old Dubai-based woman has sought the registration of a First Information Report against Shiv Sena MP Rahul Shewale alleging he had raped her under the pretext of marriage and tweeted her complaint to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

Dismissing the allegations against her husband, Shewale's wife Kamini termed them a "deliberate conspiracy" to tarnish the image of the Mumbai South Central MP who has been active in social and political life for more than 25 years. In her complaint, the woman who runs a textile business has alleged that Mumbai Police had not registered the FIR despite recording her statement in the past. She has alleged that Shewale has been "emotionally and mentally exploiting her" and raping her since 2020, a Mumbai Police official said on Tuesday.