NCP MLA accused of rape arrested

NCP legislator Dilip Omkar Wagh,against whom a woman had filed a rape complaint in Nashik,was arrested from Pali Hill.

NCP legislator Dilip Omkar Wagh,against whom a woman had filed a rape complaint in Nashik,was arrested from Pali Hill,Bandra,by the Mumbai Police Crime Branch on Saturday evening.

Wagh,an MLA from Pachora (Jalgaon),was reportedly absconding since February 23 after the Sarkarwada police registered an FIR against him based on the complaint. Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Deven Bharti confirmed the arrest by Unit IX of the Crime Branch.

Earlier in the day,NCP state president Madhukar Pichad said the party had suspended Wagh as the offence registered against him was serious. He,however,said the party wanted a detailed investigation of the case to bring out the truth.

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Wagh had stayed overnight at the Sinhagad building in the state governments rest house complex at Golf Club,Nashik,on Monday with his personal assistant Mahesh Mali. The complaint said the woman was called by the MLA from Aurangabad on the pretext of finding her a job. She also alleged that the MLA had raped her and threatened her of dire consequences if she complained against him. The woman had filed a written complaint on Tuesday,but the police registered the first information report only on Thursday night.

Wagh,45,was the president of the municipal council in Pachora for six terms before getting elected as an MLA in 2009.

Leader of the Opposition Eknath Khadse had demanded a CID inquiry into the case.

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