India, Feb. 16 -- The Pune City Police have registered a first information report (FIR) against Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal in connection with remarks made during a media interaction, officials said on Sunday.

The FIR was lodged at the Parvati Police Station on Saturday following a complaint filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Pune city unit president Dhiraj Ghate.

The case has been registered 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 viral social media video on February 14 at around 5 pm while browsing Facebook and Instagram. The video allegedly showed Sapkal responding to a media query regar...