ULHASNAGAR: NCP leader Jitendra Awhad has been booked for his alleged remarks against the Sindhi community during a party function at Ulhasnagar.
Hill Line police filed the FIR on Thursday on a complaint by BJP Ulhasnagar city president Jamnadas Puraswani. Later, Awhad tweeted that it was a false FIR and that the viral video of his speech has been morphed to provoke the community.
NCP Thane unit chief Anand Paranjape gave an application to police claiming that the video was morphed by political rivals and sought action.