MNS leader Rupali Patil supports Jitendra Awhad for beating up a civilian

MNS leader Rupali Patil Thombare has come out in support of NCP minister Jitendra Awhad. She said that trolling anyone is not acceptable and if people resort to it then they should be ready to take the beatings as well.

A 40-year-old civil engineer on Tuesday had claimed that policemen took him to NCP minister Jitendra Awhad''s bungalow instead of the police station, where the minister''s men thrashed him for posting a morphed photo. The man, in a police complaint, also alleged that he was beaten with a bamboo stick and belt in front of the minister.

Awhad took to Twitter, posting a screenshot of a photo that was morphed and said, "Do you support this pervert. Will you tolerate this done against you or your family member. I don''t support lawlessness."

Leader of opposition in Maharashtra Assembly Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday demanded removal of Awhad from the state cabinet for the alleged assault on the engineer. "This is a serious incident where private bodyguards of a minister beat up a civilian by bringing him to his home. The minister was present when the man was being thrashed," the BJP leader and former chief minister said.