The police have filed a case against spiritual leader Shantigiri Maharaj, an independent candidate, for allegedly breaking the Model Code of Conduct by garlanding the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) closure while exercising his franchise in Nashik constituency during fifth phase of India General Elections 2024 on Monday, said an official. 

According to a PTI report, a polling official filed a complaint against the spiritual leader who was at the polling station at MVP College in Trimbakeshwar to vote, accompanied by 25 to 30 individuals.