Wife of man thrashed at Maha Min Awhad's bungalow now summoned by police; BJP outraged

Vice-president of BJP's Maharashtra unit, Kirit Somaiya, on Monday took to Twitter and shared a letter reportedly sent by Thane Police to Anant Karmuse ( man who was allegedly assaulted at Maharashtra Housing Minister Jitendra Awh's bungalow over an objectionable social media post) to summon his wife. Somaiya alleged that action has been taken against NCP's Jitendra Awh and Karmuse family is being pressurized through Police.

' action against NCP Minister Jitendra Awh'

"We strongly oppose Thackeray Sarkar Dagiri," Somaiya ded.

5 men arrested, sent to 4-day police custody

Thane police on Thursday arrested five persons in connection with an alleged assault on a man at Maharashtra Housing Minister Jitendra Awh's bungalow over an objectionable social media post. incident h taken place on night of April 5. As per complainant, some police personnel were also allegedly involved in 'abducting' him and taking him to minister's bungalow. Thane police spokesperson Sukha Narkar confirmed that five persons h been arrested.

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y were produced before a court and sent in police custody till April 13, she said, without giving more details. According to Anant Karmuse (40), a city-based civil engineer, some police personnel visited his house on Sunday night, telling him that he would have to go to police station, but inste took him to Awh's bungalow.

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At bungalow, he was beaten black and blue by some ten to fifteen men over a morphed picture of minister he h shared on Facebook, he said, alleging that this happened in Awh's presence. Karmuse h earlier criticised Awh on social media when minister anunced that he would t follow Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to light lamps on April 5.

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Awh, an NCP leer, claimed on Thursday that for last five years he was getting threats of murder on social media, some persons h recced his house, and his family was being targeted by trolls. He also alleged that Karmuse was a member of Shiv Pratishthan, a right-wing organisation. BJP has demanded that Awh be dropped from state cabinet.

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(With PTI inputs)