<p>Thane: A court in Thane district on Thursday rejected the pre-arrest bail application of Shiv Sena leader Waman Mhatre against whom police have registered an FIR for allegedly abusing a female reporter.</p>.<p>The alleged incident took place when the reporter was covering a protest last week over the sexual assault on two minor girls at a school in Badlapur town of Thane district.</p>.<p>According to the journalist, Mhatre made objectionable comments on her following which she filed a police complaint.</p>.Video of cop washing Shiv Sena MLA’s car goes viral.<p>Based on the complaint, the police lodged an FIR against Mhatre, a former president of the Badlapur civic body, under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).</p>.<p>Mhatre, however, has denied the allegations made by the scribe.</p>.<p>Additional Public Prosecutor Kadambini Khandagale opposed the pre-arrest bail plea on various grounds.</p>.<p>Additional Sessions Judge MA Mote at the Kalyan court, after hearing arguments from both prosecution and defence, rejected the pre-arrest bail plea of the politician.</p>
<p>Thane: A court in Thane district on Thursday rejected the pre-arrest bail application of Shiv Sena leader Waman Mhatre against whom police have registered an FIR for allegedly abusing a female reporter.</p>.<p>The alleged incident took place when the reporter was covering a protest last week over the sexual assault on two minor girls at a school in Badlapur town of Thane district.</p>.<p>According to the journalist, Mhatre made objectionable comments on her following which she filed a police complaint.</p>.Video of cop washing Shiv Sena MLA’s car goes viral.<p>Based on the complaint, the police lodged an FIR against Mhatre, a former president of the Badlapur civic body, under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).</p>.<p>Mhatre, however, has denied the allegations made by the scribe.</p>.<p>Additional Public Prosecutor Kadambini Khandagale opposed the pre-arrest bail plea on various grounds.</p>.<p>Additional Sessions Judge MA Mote at the Kalyan court, after hearing arguments from both prosecution and defence, rejected the pre-arrest bail plea of the politician.</p>