An FIR was filed on February 2 against the accused on a complaint filed by his wife, under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, alleging sexual assault of their six-year-old daughter.
While there were certain indications regarding the motive, they have not found evidence to establish the same due to which the motive was not mentioned, sources in the police said.
As per police, Pawar worked as a labour contractor in the Kurla area and has three offences registered against him in the past including a murder case.
With Maharashtra recording over 54 custodial deaths in 3 years, police are replacing detainees' own clothes, the most common instrument of suicide, with a uniform
