Bigg Boss Marathi contestant Pushkar Jog has this goodie-goodie image inside the glass walled house. The man comes across as polite and really well-mannered. From the way he speaks to the way he treats ladies, everything about Pushkar is admirable. Jog has earned the reputation of an ideal husband material and that of a complete family man. But do you know that a police complaint was lodged against Pushkar Jog for discrimination based on caste?

An FIR was filed against Jog, more than a year ago, had reported the major daily Times Of India, according to which, a police complaint had been lodged by one of the teachers at P Jog educational institute of which Pushkar was the secretary, it was reported. The complainant held Pushkar responsible for being caste biased due to which the teacher was not given any opportunity.

Pushkar kept mum on the issue and had maintained that he would allow the law to take its course. It was reported that a certain  Naresh Chavan, a former teacher of P Jog English Medium School,  who alleged, reported TOI, that Pushkar Jog and his family were instrumental in terminating Chavan without any concrete cause.

Chavan, in the FIR  apparently alleged that Pushkar and the board of directors of the education institute had shared incorrect information about him with the Central Government. “I belong to the Scheduled Class category and am entitled to the reserved class opportunities. However, I was wrongly projected as a member of the open category and deprived of all kinds of facilities. False papers were issued, " he had alleged.

It was further reported that Chavana could not receive the pay scale and he was also forcefully suspended. Later, he was sent a termination letter, and when he went back to reclaim his position, he was thrown out. In his defence, Pushkar had claimed the allegations to be baseless and misconstrued.

Pushkar jog is on the of the strongest contenders of Bigg Boss Marathi. He wins votes with his soft-spoken nature and warm personality. In a recent episode, a fellow contestant, Nandkumar Chougule claimed that Pushkar is a flop actor and he is only into cars, expensive clothes and into splurging. Pushkar has not made it on his own, claimed Chougule!

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