India, Feb. 15 -- The Pune City Police on Sunday registered a first information report (FIR) against Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal over remarks allegedly made during a media interaction, officials said.

The FIR was registered at Parvati Police Station based on a complaint filed by BJP Pune city unit president Dhiraj Ghate. The case has been booked under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including sections 192, 196(1), 196(2), 352 and 356(1).

According to the complaint, Ghate came across a video circulating on social media platforms on February 14 at around 5pm while browsing Facebook and Instagram. The video allegedly showed Sapkal responding to a media query related to the display of a portrait of...