The Mumbai police have booked a case against NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) MLA Jitendra Awhad for his statement that Lord Ram was a non-vegetarian.
The FIR was registered at the MIDC police station in Andheri on Friday evening, following a complaint lodged by Gautam Ravriya of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad. Another FIR was earlier filed in Pune, based on a complaint by BJP leader Dhiraj Ghate.
Mr. Awhad, representing the Mumbra-Kalwa constituency, faces charges under IPC section 295(A) for remarks deemed offensive to religious sentiments.