On cam: NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar threatens to teach Mumbai cop 'a lesson'; booked

Mumbai: NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar was booked on the charge of obstructing public servants in discharging duty after he shouted at a sub-inspector inside a police station here while trying to meet a party worker injured in a clash, an official said on Sunday.

A viral video shows Rohit Pawar, grandnephew of NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, yelling at the sub-inspector in Marathi, "Keep your voice down, keep your voice down. If you raise your hand, I will teach you a lesson".

The incident unfolded after Rohit Pawar had gone to Azad Maidan police station in south Mumbai along with NCP (SP) MLA Jitendra Awhad to meet an injured party worker following a clash in the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan building between supporters of Awhad and BJP legislator Gopichand Padalkar on Thursday.

After the clash, members of both groups were detained inside the Vidhan Bhavan and were eventually handed over to the police.

Based on a complaint, a case has been registered against Rohit Pawar for allegedly obstructing public servants in discharging duty, an official said.

Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, meanwhile, expressed his displeasure at Rohit Pawar's behaviour, saying such conduct by a few leaders maligns the image of all public representatives.

"Many people and even journalists are saying that they (MLAs) have started thinking themselves too smart and think that they are above the law. When a few public representatives behave wrongly, everyone gets blamed," he told reporters in Pune when asked about the viral video of his nephew Rohit Pawar.

Earlier in the day, the Pune Guardian Minister chaired a meeting of officials of various departments.

"No public representative, including myself, should behave in such a manner. We must act in accordance with the tradition of cultured Maharashtra, keeping in mind the Constitution and the rule of law laid by Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, and the teachings of the late Yashwantrao Chavan," Ajit Pawar added.