Palghar, Thane: A 19-year-old boy has been detained by the police in Palghar near Mumbai for allegedly writing an "abusive" Facebook post against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray. The police has not charged the teen yet; it is reportedly trying to ascertain whether he wrote the post or if his account was hacked.
The police is being careful after running into trouble over the arrest of two women last week, also in Palghar, for objecting to the shutdown of Mumbai on the day of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's cremation. Two Palghar policemen have been suspended after an inquiry into those arrests after nationwide outrage. But the charges against the two young women are yet to be dropped.
A mob of MNS supporters reportedly surrounded the boy's home today and forced him to the police station. He was detained there for questioning on a complaint filed by Raj Thackeray's party. Raj Thackeray is Bal Thackeray's nephew; he split from the Shiv Sena in 2006 and formed his own party, the MNS.
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The police is being careful after running into trouble over the arrest of two women last week, also in Palghar, for objecting to the shutdown of Mumbai on the day of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's cremation. Two Palghar policemen have been suspended after an inquiry into those arrests after nationwide outrage. But the charges against the two young women are yet to be dropped.
A mob of MNS supporters reportedly surrounded the boy's home today and forced him to the police station. He was detained there for questioning on a complaint filed by Raj Thackeray's party. Raj Thackeray is Bal Thackeray's nephew; he split from the Shiv Sena in 2006 and formed his own party, the MNS.
Read the complete story here : Teenager in Palghar detained for Facebook post against Raj Thackeray | NDTV.com
