Police have registered a case of molestation against the MLA from Chimur Assembly constituency in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra on the complaint of a woman who also accused him of beating her husband, an officer said on Sunday.

The MLA, Kirtikumar alias Bunty Bhangdiya of BJP, has been booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) including section 354 (Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), he said.