Five booked as union minister Raksha Khadse's daughter harassed in Jalgaon

If such things happen to an MP's daughter, imagine what common people have to go through. RAKSHA KHADSE, Union Minister of State

- Shrinivas Deshpande

PUNE: Jalgaon police have booked five individuals for allegedly harassing and stalking the daughter of Union Minister of State Raksha Khadse and her friends during a Mahashivratri yatra in Kothali village, Muktainagar, on February 28.

The minister visited Muktainagar police station on Sunday to file a complaint. On Sunday, police detained a 17-year-old minor and arrested Kiran Mali in this case and search for other accused is underway.

According to police, the incident occurred around 8:45 pm when Khadse's daughter and her friends, accompanied by security personnel, attended the fair.

While they were at an activity centre enjoying rides, a group of boys—identified as Kiran Mali, Anuj Patil, Aniket Bhoi, Piyush More, Saham Koli, and Sachin Palvi—allegedly began stalking them. The accused also reportedly filmed the girls on their mobile phones and assaulted one of the minors in the group. When a security guard confronted them, they allegedly attacked him as well.