Maharashtra Minister Munde Faced Rape Allegation
- 15-Jan-2021
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Sharad Pawar said, it is a serious charges. Actions will be taken if true. NCP leader and social justice minister Dhananjay Munde, who is facing rape accusations, could be sacked from the MVA cabinet. NCP chief Sharad Pawar saying charges against him were serious. Two politicians, BJP’s Krishna Hegde and MNS’s Manish Dhure approached Amboli police accusing the woman complainant in Munde’s case of blackmailing them.
It also emerged on Thursday that the woman had earlier filed a sexual harassment case against another individual.
Pawar said, allegation of rape against Dhananjay Munde is serious. We will discuss the issue within the organisation. We will have to take a decision as a party. Munde met me and explained the sequence of events. NCP will take a call as soon as possible.
Sources said a section of Munde’s supporters within the NCP feels the party leadership must wait for the outcome of the police investigation before taking a decision.
The woman had on January 10 lodged a complaint with Oshiwara police saying that Munde had sexually abused her since 2006 and that he should be booked for rape. Police have not lodged an FIR yet but have said they will call Munde and the woman for recording statements. Munde has said he had a consensual relationship with the woman’s sister and even had two children from her.
