India, March 26 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday alleged that senior NCP (SP) leaders were involved in a conspiracy to frame BJP minister Jaykumar Gore in an alleged sexual harassment case. He named working NCP president Supriya Sule, MLA Rohit Pawar and Prabhakar Deshmukh and said that they were in touch with the woman and her two accomplices. Fadnavis also said that the police would investigate their roles in the case.

Gore, who holds the rural development portfolio, found himself in a sticky situation after opposition leaders sought his resignation for allegedly sending nude pictures to a woman. They claimed that the minister had apologised before a court and also paid a fine of Rs.10,000 for disposing of the case. The i...