The man was 'thrashed' by Awhad's men for supporting PM's 9 pm event | Photo Credit: Times Now

Mumbai: A civil engineer was allegedly beaten badly by two police constables and men allegedly associated with Maharashtra minister and NCP strongman Jitendra Awhad. According to the complaint, the man had opposed Awahd's call to boycott PM Modi's appeal to light candles at 9 pm on Sunday evening to mark the battle against coronavirus.

A case has been registered at the Vartak Nagar police station against Jitendra Awhad for misusing police. According to the man's account, two constables came to his residence and took him to Awhad's bungalow. He was then beaten and thrashed with sticks and bamboo allegedly by the minister's men.

According to the complainant's account, it all started after the man opposed Awhad's call to boycott PM Modi's call to light candles at 9 pm on Sunday. The man reportedly posted a message against the NCP strongman on social media, following which the constables reached his residence.

On April 5, Awahad had publically opposed PM's call and said, "The Prime Minister wants to announce something and employ the power distribution companies across the country. Doctors are not being given PPEs... The number of tests in the country is not being increased... His (PM's) solution is - light lamp and give mental support. I will not support this order (sic)."

In fact, at 9 pm on that day, when the country united against coronavirus, respecting PM Modi's appeal, Awhad tweeted a photograph of a fully lit statue of Babasaheb Ambedkar.

Maharashtra numbers continue to rise:

Meanwhile, coronavirus count in Maharashtra continued to rise on Tuesday taking the total tally in the state to 891. Out of 23 cases in the state in the past 24 hours, the highest number of cases were reported in Mumbai, followed by Pimpri-Chinchwad in Pune, Ahmednagar, Buldhana and Nagpur. Sangli and Thane reported one case each.