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BJYM Maharashtra Chief Anup More Resigns After FIR in Assault Case

Police later added his name to the case after a BJP woman office-bearer alleged threats and an assault at the Chinchwad police station.

Overview

  • More submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and the state BJP president, saying he was stepping down to protect the party’s image, with acceptance not yet confirmed.
  • An FIR names More and seven others under multiple Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions, including sections related to voluntarily causing hurt, outraging a woman’s modesty, unlawful assembly and criminal intimidation.
  • The complainant, Tejaswini Kadam, alleges she was confronted outside a bungalow, threatened with harm, and later assaulted inside the Chinchwad police station by women party workers.
  • Police initially omitted More from the case citing an oversight, then added him after Kadam insisted, and say they are verifying the sequence of events.
  • Opposition MP Supriya Sule questioned the police response and women’s safety, saying it took 8–9 hours to register the complaint, while More denied the allegations as a political conspiracy.