Mumbai: Maharashtra Police have arrested two persons for harassing daughter of Union Minister Raksha Khadse in Jalgaon. As per the latest updates, the arrested accused have been identified as Kiran Mali and a 17-year-old minor boy.
In the FIR lodged following a complaint by the Union Minister at Muktainagar police station, seven persons were named as accused in connection with the incident that occurred at Sant Muktai Yatra in Kothali village on Friday night.
All the seven accused were charged with stalking and other offences under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, while Information Technology Act provisions have been invoked since they tried to take pictures and videos of the girls without permission, the official informed.
As per reports, Khadse’s daughter and some of her friends were harassed by a group of men at an event in Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district.
What CM Devendra Fadnavis said about the incident?
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said that the accused belonged to a political party. Fadnavis also assured strict action against the accused.
“Those who harassed Khadse’s daughter are from a political party. The local police have arrested some of them and registered a case. There will be strict action taken against them,” said Fadnavis in Raigad. He added that whichever party the accused may belong, “no leader has said not to take action against them”.
Accused belong to Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena?
NCP (SP) women’s wing president Rohini Khadse, who is the sister in law of Raksha Khadse, claimed the accused belonged to the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, which is part of the ruling alliance.
Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Vijay Wadettiwar said the news of Khadse’s daughter being molested while under police protection reflects the reality prevalent in Maharashtra.
“The minister had to go directly to the police station to demand that the accused be arrested. We have been saying for a long time that the police are no longer feared in the state because gangsters get protection from the ruling Mahayuti,” he claimed.
