Overview

• Pune police lodged an FIR under sections 74 and 75(1) of the BNS after a senior woman inspector accused Pramod Kondhare of inappropriate touching near Shaniwar Wada on June 23
• The alleged incidents occurred during crowd control at Union Minister Nitin Gadkari’s event and are said to be captured on CCTV as officers record witness statements
• Kondhare denied the charges in his police statement and submitted his resignation as BJP Pune city unit general secretary pending completion of the inquiry
• BJP city president Dheeraj Ghate confirmed acceptance of Kondhare’s resignation and said the party has directed all office-bearers to maintain respectful conduct toward women
• Opposition leaders from Congress and the NCP criticized the BJP for repeated misconduct cases involving its members and demanded stronger oversight of party workers