A case was filed against MLC Vilas Potnis and his police security guard under Sec💝tion 188 of the Indian Penal Code and provisions of the Representation of the People Act. They were accused of entering the counting center with Shiv Sena candidate Amol Kirtikar.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Vilas Potnis and a police officer assigned to guard him have been booked for👍 entering a counting center in Goregaon, Mumbai, on June 4 during the announcement of Lok Sabha results amidst the Uddhav Thackeray faction of Shiv Sena insisting that Ravindra Waikar should not be sworn in as a Lok Sabha member until the matter is resolved.
The incid♌ent occurred at the NESCO center during the counting of𒉰 votes for the Mumbai North West Lok Sabha seat.
A case was filed against MLC Vilas Potnis and his police security guard under Section 188 of the๊ Indian Penal Code and provisions of the Representation of the People Act. They were accused of entering the counting center with Shiv Se💟na candidate Amol Kirtikar.
Prajakta Mahale, the polling representative ౠof the winning Shiv Sena 🍸candidate Ravindra Waikar, objected to Potnis and his security personnel.
Election offici🐼als instructed Potnis and his guard to leave immediately. Mahale also lodged a complaint with the returning officer of t🦋he Mumbai North West Lok Sabha seat.
The police registered ꧂the case on Sunday based on a complaint by Nandkumar Deshmukh.
Po🎃tnis defended himself, stating he entered the counting center unknowingly. He claimed there was strict security, but no one prevented his entry. He promptly left whe♌n his presence was noticed during the announcement of results.
The counting process for the Mumbai North West Lok Sabha seat, won by Rဣavindra Waikar with a margin of just 48 votes, has sparked a controversy.
As per reports, Waikar's relatives used a mobile phone to alleg𒀰edly manipulate an EVM, a claim denied by election and police authorities.
Howe🥀ver, Waikar's relatives were booked for allegedly possessing a mobile phone inside the counting center.