Maharashtra BJP leader Ravindra Bawanthade is absconding after a woman filed rape case against him.

A video of a man kissing a woman in a moving bus has gone viral in Maharashtra. The woman has now filed a rape case against the man who is a BJP leader.

BJP leader Ravindra Bawanthade is absconding after a woman filed a rape case against him.

WHAT'S THE CASE

A woman filed a rape case against local BJP leader Ravindra Bawanthade in a moving bus in Chandrapur area of Gadchiroli district. The case was filed after a video showing Bawanthade and a woman in a compromising position went viral. The CCTV video of inside the bus shows the BJP leader kissing the woman and also forcing himself upon her. Other passengers can also be seen sitting in the bus. As the video went viral, the woman approached the police and filed a rape case against Bawanthade, who is absconding. The woman told the police that Bawanthade had promised that he will marry her and also get a job. As the matter is related to a leader of the ruling party, the police is tightlipped over the case. The video has sent shockwaves in Maharashtra's political bylanes. Local BJP leaders have refused to give any statement over the incident.

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