Mumbai: The Mumbai-based woman who had accused Maharashtra cabinet minister Dhananjay Munde of rape has withdrawn her police complaint, an official said on Friday.
The woman told the investigating officer that she is taking back the complaint against Munde, but did not cite any reason, the police official said.
The police asked the complainant to submit a notorised affidavit in this regard, he said.
The woman had approached the police with the complaint against the Social Justice Minister (45) on January 11, accusing him of rape and sexual assault on pretext of marriage in 2006.
The police had started an inquiry and the woman had visited the Oshiwara police station to record her statement. Munde, a senior NCP leader from Beed district, has denied the rape charges and dubbed them has an attempt to blackmail him.
The minister, however, has admitted that he was in a relationship with the complainant woman's sister. As the complaint came to light, the opposition BJP demanded Munde's resignation from the cabinet.
However, the NCP ruled out any action against Munde till the charges were proved.
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Bantwal: Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, a meeting of Congress workers from Bantwala Assembly Constituency was convened at Narayana Guru Sabha Bhavan in B.C. Road. Padmaraj R who. is the Congress candidate for the DK Lok Sabha constituency addressed the gathering and spoke about the party's commitment to serving the people.
Padmaraj highlighted the development projects brought to the district by Congress leaders over the years, including the Port, Airport, N.M.P.T., and K.P.T.C.L. He contrasted this with the BJP's record, urging party workers to confidently seek votes from the people based on Congress's track record of pro-people schemes.
Coming from a humble background, Padmaraj spoke on the value of education and his involvement in social work. He expressed his commitment to working closely with party workers to ensure that their efforts align with the desires of the people.
Former minister Ramanatha Rai, the D.K. district election in-charge, praised Congress's focus on uplifting the poor and highlighted the impact of guarantee schemes implemented by the state government.
DCC president Harish Kumar called on party workers to conduct door-to-door campaigns to publicise the state government's guarantee schemes to win over voters.
Several party leaders and officials, including Geru Corporation President Mamata Gatti, Block Congress Presidents Baby Kunder and Sudheep Kumar Shetty, were also present at the meeting.