India, Feb. 6 -- In a dramatic twist to the ongoing domestic dispute of Maharashtra politician Dhananjay Munde, his son has come to his defense following a court's recent order for him to pay interim maintenance to his estranged wife and daughter.

Dhananjay Munde's first wife Karuna Sharma, who has a son and daughter with him, had filed a domestic violence case against him in 2020. She subsequently sought interim maintenance and compensation under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act.'

On February 4, a Bandra magistrate's court partially granted a plea by Karuna Sharma for interim maintenance under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act. The court directed the minister to pay Rs.1,25,000 per month to her and Rs...