All India Forward Bloc Lok Sabha candidate from Nashik Mahesh Zunzar Avhad was arrested for allegedly damaging a petrol pump and abusing its employee, police said on Tuesday.
Avhad (43) was arrested after the employee Hanif Sherif Khan (27) lodged a complaint against him, they said.
Avhad went to the petrol pump last night and asked the staff to fill fuel in his vehicle. When they refused, Avhad allegedly abused them, lifted an iron rod and threw it towards him, damaging the pumping unit worth Rs 2 lakh, police said.
After the complaint, a police team arrested Avhad under Sections 386, 336, 427, 504, 353 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 2 and 3 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act.
Since Tuesday is a public holiday on the occasion of Ramnavami, whether Avhad would be able to contest the polls would be clear by Wednesday, police said.
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