Jun 28, 2012: Sena man held for 'molesting' cop's wife, out on bail

Vijay V Singh, TNN | Jun 28, 2012, 04.51AM IST

Mumbai: The Antop Hill police arrested a Shiv Sena vibhag pramukh, Shashikant Sawant, for allegedly molesting and harassing a policeman's wife. Sawant was produced before a court and released on bail. Sawant has allegedly been stalking the victim for the last two years and had threatened to kill her two children if she did not accept his marriage proposal.

Sawant, however, denied the allegations. He said, "The woman had first approached me for help in a family dispute. Now, she is levelling false allegations against me. She is trying to extort money from me and is targeting me for political reasons."

Sawant reportedly first saw the victim at a political rally in 2010 and summoned her to his office, where he proposed to her. The victim turned down his proposal, saying she was married, said the police. The victim told the police that Sawant continued to persuade her to marry him saying he would buy her a bungalow and an SUV. But the victim reportedly stuck to her stand. In November 2011, the victim a filed case against Sawant for sending lewd messages. Sawant was arrested in the case, but released on bail.
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