Members of a local organisation have approached the police in Pune seeking action against social media users who allegedly posted derogatory comments targeting a woman who lodged a complaint against social media influencer Santosh Pandit, police said.

Pandit has been accused of making allegedly derogatory remarks against Maharashtra minister Chandrakant Patil and a woman public representative. A case was registered against him at the Kothrud police station following a complaint by Sarika Kamble, who works with the Pune Municipal Corporation.