Police said that the complainant has alleged that when she visited a house of one Ashish Gawade in Pimpri-Chinchwad on October 26, a few male and female supporters of Anup More arrived there and heckled her
The police that Anup More's supporters allegedly threatened her too. Representational Pic/File
The Pimpri-Chinchwad Police in Pune have booked the Maharashtra president of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), Anup More, after a woman office-bearer of the youth organisation of the BJP accused him and his supporters of assault, reported the PTI.
Police said that the complainant has alleged that when she visited a house of one Ashish Gawade in Pimpri-Chinchwad on October 26, a few male and female supporters of More arrived there and heckled her, according to the PTI.
She told the police that More's supporters allegedly threatened her with dire consequences and asked her to leave.
The complainant said that she then left the place and reached the police station, where the same set of Anup More's supporters followed her and assaulted her, as per the PTI.
Initially, the police had registered a case against seven to eight persons under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections 115 (2), which concerns voluntarily causing hurt, and 74 (outraging modesty of a woman), but subsequently added More's name.
"We have booked More and seven to eight persons in the case, and are ascertaining the sequence of events," said an official from the Pimpri Chinchwad police station, the news agency reported.
Irregularities overlooked in land transfer for BJP's new headquarters, says Rohit Pawar
Meanwhile, NCP (SP) leader Rohit Pawar on Tuesday alleged that several conditions, right from the transfer of land, had been violated for the Maharashtra BJP's new headquarters in south Mumbai, reported the PTI.
Pawar, in a post on X, claimed that the authorities overlooked multiple irregularities only because the land was being used for the saffron party's office.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday laid the foundation stone for the Maharashtra BJP's office on a plot near the bustling Churchgate railway station.
The NCP (SP) general secretary said that he, along with party representatives, met BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani and held detailed discussions on the matter.
"We submitted a memorandum listing all our queries and objections. The Commissioner assured us that a written clarification would be provided soon, and we are awaiting that response," Pawar stated in the post.
He said the matter has raised serious questions about the administration's transparency and demanded a thorough inquiry into the land allotment process.
"This issue involves valuable public land, and citizens deserve to know the truth," the NCP (SP) leader wrote, urging the BMC to disclose all relevant details about the lease and transfer process.
Chief Minister Devendra had on Monday refuted allegations made by Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut and Rohit Pawar, saying that the BJP purchased private land near Churchgate station as per rules and by taking all permissions.
He said the building, designed by architect Hafiz Contractor, will be constructed in two to two and a half years, and that he has asked for low-maintenance, good functionality premises with lots of parking space.
Only the necessary FSI has been used, he had said.
(with PTI inputs)
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