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Former NCP MLA booked for abusing, threatening cop

Kadam is a prime accused in the Rs 350 crore Annabhau Sathe Cooperative loan disbursement scam.

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A day after a video of former NCP MLA from Solapur Ramesh Kadam threatening and abusing an Assistant Police Inspector, Manoj Pawar, outside Byculla jail surfaced, the Nagpada police on Saturday booked Kadam for threatening and insulting a public servant.

Kadam is a prime accused in the Rs 350 crore Annabhau Sathe Cooperative loan disbursement scam.

"We have registered the case after verifying the matter. Our probe is on and we will take further action after the senior officer's order," said Sanjay Baswat, Senior Police Inspector of Nagpada Police Station.

According to the police, Kadam was to be escorted to the state-run JJ hospital for neurology and MRI tests as prescribed by a doctor. A team of policemen from the Local Arms II reached the Byculla prison while Kadam waited there for them to arrive. When the police team, headed by Pawar, reached the Byculla prison gate, they informed him that the ambulance needed to take him to the hospital was stuck in traffic and he will have to wait for some time.

Kadam got enraged after hearing this and started abusing the policemen using filthy language. He targeted Pawar and even threatened him with dire consequences when the police officer asked him to mind his language. The police officer tried explaining it to Kadam that the ambulance would reach in a few minutes but despite that, Kadam hurled abuses at Pawar. A police constable shot the whole incident on his mobile phone.

Kadam was sent back inside the prison while Pawar reported the matter in Nagpada Police Station. Kadam has been reportedly a troublemaker ever since his arrest two years ago. "He makes false allegations and complaints against jail authorities to the court and that is how he demanded to be shifted to the Byculla prison from Arthur Road prison," a police source said.

The incident occurred at around 10.45 am on Thursday.

In the video that has gone viral, Kadam is seen taunting Pawar, saying that he is "behaving like a woman and an eunuch". Kadam is also heard asking someone to call up Additional Police Commissioner (Aswathi) Dorje and complain that Pawar demanded Rs 25,000 from him. "I will move a privilege motion against you," Kadam is heard threatening Pawar.

A case under relevant Sections of the Indian Penal Code has been registered at the Nagpada Police Station.

Ramesh kadam

Kadam is a prime accused in Rs 350 crore Annabhau Sathe Cooperative loan disbursement scam. 
He has been a troublemaker ever since his arrest and has made false allegations against Byculla jail authorities. 

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