Overview

• On June 5, a rape case was registered at Gandhwani police station against Jawad Janpad Panchayat CEO Akash Dharve, and police are seeking his arrest.
• His live-in partner alleges he maintained an 11-year relationship beginning in 2012, promising marriage but refusing to wed in December 2024.
• The woman says Dharve raped her multiple times during their relationship while assuring her he would marry her.
• A village panchayat convened after their separation and ruled that Dharve should live with her, but his family later sent her away.
• Dharve denies all allegations and remains at large as police probe both the rape complaint and his disputed February 6 kidnapping claim.