Updated On: 05 January, 2024 09:59 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Pune police on Friday registered a case against NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad for allegedly hurting religious feelings following his remark that Lord Ram was a non-vegetarian

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Pune Police on Friday registered a case against NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad for allegedly hurting religious feelings following his remark that Lord Ram was a non-vegetarian.
Based on a complaint filed by Pune city Bharatiya Janata Party chief Dhiraj Ghate, a First Information Report (FIR) was registered against Awhad, a former Maharashtra minister, under Indian Penal Code section 295 (A) (Deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) at Vishrambag police station, Pune Police official said.