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She alleged that on Sept 12 (Saturday), Pawar called her to his office in Kalyan on the pretext of helping to resolve the dispute and subsequently took her to a farmhouse at Bapgaon in Bhiwandi taluka.
The woman, a resident of Kalyan, recently approached Pawar seeking his mediation in a dispute she had with her husband, according to the FIR.
Traumatised and fearful, on Sept 16 (Wednesday), the woman said, she contacted Kanchan Kulkarni, Congress group leader in the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation, via Instagram. He said he was stepping down so that the allegations and the controversy surrounding them would not affect BJP’s image.
Kulkarni said the woman shared videos and text messages with her. Kulkarni said she also informed state DGP Sadanand Date about the complaint and the evidence shared by the woman. Police officials said the allegations were being investigated and further action will be taken based on evidence collected during the probe.
After reviewing the material, Kulkarni accompanied her to Padgha police station late Wednesday night. On Date’s directives, Padgha police registered the FIR after verifying the woman’s complaint. Meanwhile, Pawar sent a letter to state BJP president Ravindra Chavan requesting that his resignation from party posts be accepted. Pawar was serving as Maharashtra president of the BJP’s Bhatke Vimukta Aghadi. In his resignation letter, Pawar described the case registered against him as false and alleged a conspiracy had been hatched to defame him.