On August 10, Tushar Gandhi, along with several activists from Pune, had lodged a complaint at the Deccan Gymkhana police station seeking registration of a criminal defamation case against Bhide.
The FIR has been registered at the Lonikand police station under the Pune City jurisdiction late Sunday in connection to the rally held in Manjari Kolwadi area, off Pune-Ahmednagar Road on Saturday.