Case Against Man For Posting Obscene Comment Against Eknath ShindeThe Mumbai police have registered a case against a man for allegedly posting an obscene comment against Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Facebook, an official said.
According to a 56-year-old woman complainant, the Facebook account on which the obscene comment was posted is in the name of a Shiv Sena (UBT) activist, the official said on Saturday.
The complainant is the coordinator of the Shinde-led Shiv Sena for Andheri assembly constituency.
She came across the obscene comment while reading a news report online. The post was intended to insult the modesty of a woman, the official said.
Based on the complaint lodged by the woman, a case has been registered under Indian Penal Code sections 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), 153- A (1) (promoting enmity between two groups) and provisions of the Information Technology Act, he said.
This is the second offence registered against Shiv Sena (UBT) activists in three days.
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According to a 56-year-old woman complainant, the Facebook account on which the obscene comment was posted is in the name of a Shiv Sena (UBT) activist, the official said on Saturday.
The complainant is the coordinator of the Shinde-led Shiv Sena for Andheri assembly constituency.
She came across the obscene comment while reading a news report online. The post was intended to insult the modesty of a woman, the official said.
Based on the complaint lodged by the woman, a case has been registered under Indian Penal Code sections 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), 153- A (1) (promoting enmity between two groups) and provisions of the Information Technology Act, he said.
This is the second offence registered against Shiv Sena (UBT) activists in three days.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)