India News | No Case of Honeytrap in State: CM Fadnavis

Mumbai, July 18 (PTI) No case of blackmailing through honeytrap has come to light in the state, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told the legislative assembly on Friday.

A woman had lodged a complaint in Nashik but later it was withdrawn, said Fadnavis, who handles the home portfolio.

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"There is no honey or trap," he said.

Congress MLA Nana Patole had on Thursday demanded that the government make a formal statement in the assembly on an alleged "honeytrap" racket targeting state officials posted in Thane, Nashik and the Mantralaya (secretariat) in Mumbai.

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He had proof related to the allegations in a pen drive, he claimed.

Speaker Rahul Narwekar then asked the government to make a statement on the issue before the end of the monsoon session on Friday.

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