Trouble compounded for Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut after the Mumbai Police registered an FIR against him following a complaint by a woman who is a witness in the Patra Chawl land development scam.
The Vakola police station on Sunday night has registered a case under sections 504 (insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), 506 (Punishment for criminal intimidation), and 509 (intending to insult the modesty of a woman) Indian Penal Code.
The complainant is a witness in the case.
#SwapnaPatker FIR against #SanjayRaut CR No-794/22
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Since Saturday evening, a purported audio clip of the conversation between Raut and the woman went viral on social media platforms.
On Saturday, the Vakola police station registered an NC (Non-Cognisable Offence), which on Sunday night was converted into an FIR (First Information Report).
BJP leader Dr Kirit Somaiya has raised the issue with the Mumbai Police demanding that an FIR be lodged against Raut.
“The Vakola police station has registered an FIR on the complaint of the witness,” Dr Somaiya said.
The lady had claimed that on July 15, she received a letter/note, concealed inside a newspaper, issuing threats of rape and murder, if she speaks up.
Later, an undated audio clip went viral in which a man could be heard hurling expletives to the woman on the other side.
The police will do necessary due diligence before establishing if the two persons in conversation were Raut and the complainant.
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