PUNE, Oct. 10 -- Pune city police on Friday registered a case against 15 Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) protesters and others for allegedly continuing their agitation near SM Joshi Bridge in Navi Peth despite the cancellation of permission and repeated directions to vacate the site. The FIR was registered at Vishrambaug police station on charges including unlawful assembly, obstruction of traffic, disobedience of police orders and public nuisance. The action follows the police's decision on Thursday to deny permission for the agitation. NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar criticised the Pune police commissioner over the FIR, alleging that the case contained fabricated claims and glaring errors. In a post on X, Pawar said, "Pune Police Commissioner sir, how many lies will you tell? How many false FIRs will you file?" Pawar claimed that protesters named in the FIR were not present at Indulal Complex on October 1, when the protest began, as they were in their native villages. Yet police allegedly showed them at the protest site. Describing the action as a government "pressure tactic", Pawar said the students would not be intimidated. He said the offences were bailable and that a large team of lawyers had been deployed. "Instead of filing such false cases, the government should remove the corrupt Bhimanvar (MPSC chairman) from his post," Pawar said....