Mumbai: NCP leader and former Housing Maharashtra Minister Jitendra Awhad’s woes compounded on Sunday as the police filed a fresh FIR against him. The case was registered at the Mumbra Police Station on the complaint of BJP Mahila Morcha vice president Rida Asgar Rashid who alleged that she was assaulted by Awhad.
The incident took place after a new bridge in Mumbra was inaugurated by Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde in the presence of the NCP leader. As she was trying to get close to the car to meet Shinde when he was leaving at around 6.30 pm, Awhad came in her way.
After telling her, “Why are you standing in the middle? Move aside”, he grabbed her shoulders and pushed her aside.
Later, she met Shinde requesting him to direct the police to register an FIR against Awhad. The Mumbra-Kalwa MLA was booked under IPC Section 354 (Outraging woman’s modesty).
Reacting to the latest FIR against him, Jitendra Awhad announced that he has decided to resign as an MLA. Awhad tweeted, ” Police registered 2 false cases against me in 72 hours. I will fight against police brutality. I am deciding to resign from the post of MLA. We can’t witness the murder of democracy.”
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