Overview

• On August 17, BJD Rajya Sabha MP Sulata Deo published screenshots alleging a Nashik-based Mahindra manager she identified as a BJP worker threatened her with rape and murder on social media
• The Mahindra Group issued a statement on August 18 condemning the messages as undignified, announcing an immediate internal investigation and pledging strict disciplinary action if the claims are validated
• Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi called the threats “extremely shameful” and urged the Home Ministry and Ministry of Electronics & IT to take severe action while also appealing to Anand Mahindra for corporate accountability
• As of the latest reports, no police FIR has been filed and the case remains confined to Mahindra’s internal channels despite growing political pressure
• Sulata Deo has said she will raise the issue in Parliament’s monsoon session and file a formal police complaint if law-enforcement agencies do not intervene