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Two young women were arrested here on Monday on charges of “promoting enmity between classes” and “sending offensive messages through [a] communication service,” after one posted, and the other ‘liked,’ a message on Facebook on Sunday, questioning the Mumbai bandh that followed Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray’s death. Both of them were released on bail by a local court on Monday afternoon.

“With all respect, every day, thousands of people die, but still the world moves on,” read the message posted by 21-year old Shaheen Dhada and ‘liked’ by 20-year old Renu Srinivasan from Palghar in the neighbouring Thane district, her lawyer Sudheer Gupta told The Hindu. The post continued: “Just due to one politician died a natural death, everyone just goes bonkers. They should know, we are resilient by force, not by choice. When was the last time, did anyone showed some respect or even a two-minute silence for Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Azad, Sukhdev or any of the people because of whom we are free-living Indians? Respect is earned, given, and definitely not forced. Today, Mumbai shuts down due to fear, not due to respect.”

Following public outcry over what has been widely condemned as an attack on the constitutionally guaranteed right of free speech and expression — among others, Press Council of India chairperson Markandey Katju said the arrests were illegal and demanded action against the police — Maharashtra Director-General of Police Sanjeev Dayal ordered a probe into their arrest.

The women were earlier booked for hurting religious sentiments under Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code, along with Section 66A of the Information Technology Act. On investigation, the police altered the charges, withdrawing Section 295(A). They were formally arrested on Monday morning and later released on bail by a local court on a bond of Rs.15,000.

“On investigation, we withdrew Section 295(A) and booked them under Section 505(2) [of the Indian Penal Code],” Sangramsinh Nishandar, Additional Superintendent of Police, Thane Rural, told The Hindu. Section 505(2) pertains to statements which create or promote enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes.

On Sunday night, mobs of angry Shiv Sainiks ransacked an orthopaedic hospital run by Ms. Dhada’s uncle at Palghar after they came to know of her comment on Facebook. Dr. Abdul Dhada has registered a First Information Report (FIR) in Palghar police station.

“There was some misunderstanding. Something was quoted by my younger brother’s daughter on Facebook. The Shiv Sainiks were unhappy about it. So yesterday [Sunday] night, they ransacked my hospital. But I would not like to talk about it any further as the matter is being resolved now,” Dr. Abdul Dhada told The Hindu from Palghar.

A request to speak with Ms. Dhada, who is a Bachelor of Management Studies, was refused. “She is traumatised. She is not in a frame of mind. It is not possible to talk to her right now,” he said.

But Shaheen’s Facebook page reflected her agony and anger, as her recently-changed profile picture showed a girl’s face whose voice has been muzzled by a tape sealing her mouth.

Her uncle said she had merely reposted the message someone had forwarded to her on Sunday. After she posted it, her friend Renu, a B.Sc (Botany) graduate, ‘liked’ it.

“She had not mentioned Balasaheb Thackeray’s name anywhere. But some Shiv Sena supporters who came to know about the post got angry and ransacked the hospital of Dr. Abdul Dhada,” Mr. Nishandar said.

The head of the Palghar unit of the Shiv Sena, Bhushan Anant Sankhe, filed an FIR against the two women at the Palghar station, even as a mob of Shiv Sainiks gathered there. Another mob of 80-100 Shiv Sainiks surrounded Dr. Dhada’s hospital and pelted it with stones. Police said the mobs broke glass and toppled beds in the hospital.

A case has been registered against 40-50 “unknown persons” under Sections 143, 147, 336, 427, 451 of the Indian Penal Code; Sections 3, 7 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act and Section 4 of the Maharashtra Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institution (Prevention of Violence, Damage or Loss of Property) Act.

“The girl’s uncle [Dr. Abdul Dhada] received a call from the police on Sunday evening saying that his niece had posted some objectionable comment on Facebook. The police apparently asked him to tell her to withdraw it. Accordingly, the girl deleted her comment and tendered an apology saying that she did not do it with the intention of hurting anyone’s sentiments. Around 8.30, Dr. Dhada got a call from the hospital informing him that mobs were ransacking his hospital,” Mr. Gupta said.

Sources said that though the women were formally shown as arrested on Monday morning around 10.30, they were sent to the police station by the families on Sunday night itself. The FIR was registered against them at 9 p.m. on Sunday. They were produced before the court at 3 p.m. on Monday

Meanwhile, Mr. Sanjeev Dayal said he had directed the Inspector-General of Police of the Konkan Range to investigate the matter and submit a report by Saturday.

Online protests

Social media platforms were abuzz with support for the two women and anger against the arbitrary police action. Some reposted the message that Ms. Shaheen had posted on her wall, and offered to court arrest. Others offered legal aid to Ms. Dhada and Ms. Srinivasan.

“People like Thackeray are born and die daily and one should not observe a bandh for that” — Shaheen got arrested for posting this. Let’s post this on our wall, and let them arrest us too,” Divya Rajagopal posted on Facebook.

“If anyone knows the girl arrested for posting a comment on Facebook, ask them to contact me! Would love to help them filing a case in SC,” media professional Sumit Nagpal posted on Twitter


The Hindu : States / Other States : 'Mumbai shuts down due to fear, not respect'
 
Stupid girl carrying grudges of her community.

That Statement is Wrong on So many Levels Doc .....Why Bring Her community in this case ??


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Second Letter to Maharashtra CM

Dear Chief Minister,

You have not replied to my email but only forwarded it to someone called Amitabh Rajan, whom I do not know, and who has not had the courtesy to respond to me. Please realize that the matter is much too serious to be taken in this cavalier manner, because the principle of liberty is at stake.The entire nation wants to know what action you ha
ve taken. I would therefore request you to immediately let me know what you are doing in this matter.

Are we living in a democracy or not ? How can a person be arrested for objecting to the shutdown in Mumbai on Thackeray's death ? Article 21 of the Constitution, to uphold which you have taken an oath, states that no one can be deprived of his life or liberty except in accordance with law. Does Article 21 not exist in Maharashtra ? Does freedom of speech guaranteed by Article 19(1)(a) also not exist in your state ?

Please realize that silence is not an option for you in the matter. The entire nation is furious at this apparently illegal arrest. Therefore I once again request you to tell me, and through me the entire nation, why this arrest of a woman was made in Mumbai just for putting up an apparently innocuous material on the Facebook, and what action you have taken against the delinquent policemen and others involved in this high handedness and blatant misuse of state machinery
Regards
Justice Katju
 
That Statement is Wrong on So many Levels Doc .....Why Bring Her community in this case ??

Ugly to hear.

But the truth.

She's probably grown up hearing it.

Seeing as she is fresh out of junior college, I blame the parents.
 
Ugly to hear.

But the truth.

We can Also use it as a tangent that "Certain community" is being Targeted while lot of people Including Cartoonist Did the same and Received hundreds of likes and Shares ??
 
We can Also use it as a tangent that "Certain community" is being Targeted while lot of people Including Cartoonist Did the same and Received hundreds of likes and Shares ??

Why target only the girl then?

Simply go in to one of the "certain community" pockets and beat up a few score or hundred.

You think its difficult to find a reason?

Was the "certain community" targeted when those bastards kicked the Amar Jawan memorial?
 
Stupid girl carrying grudges of her community.

Ugly to hear.

But the truth.

She's probably grown up hearing it.

Seeing as she is fresh out of junior college, I blame the parents.

The ugliness is shown by you. she is more Indian than you ever be. Somebody should lodge a complaint in India for inciting religious hate against INDIAN Muslims here and that would be an ironical outcome. I would encourage the admins here to give up your IP to lodge such a complain.
 
Why target only the girl then?

Simply go in to one of the "certain community" pockets and beat up a few score or hundred.

You think its difficult to find a reason?

Was the "certain community" targeted when those bastards kicked the Amar Jawan memorial?

I am giving You your Tangent of Reasoning . Why Wasn't Satish Acharya Arrested ?? Were They Scared they will have to bite the bullet and have to retract as in the case of Aseem Trivedi ??
 
Police was quick to find girls who posted status on internet but cant find people who smashed the clinic aand case is registred against unknown people

We know how fair the investigation will go...
 
Police was quick to find girls who posted status on internet but cant find people who smashed the clinic aand case is registred against unknown people

We know how fair the investigation will go...


9 people have been arrested and sent into police custody for for 14 days .
 
The ugliness is shown by you. she is more Indian than you ever be. Somebody to loge a complaint in India for inciting religious hate against INDIAN Muslims here and that would be an ironical outcome. I would encourage the admins here to give up your IP to lodge such a complain.

He lives in mumbai....and saying all these things for safety of his family...
 
Quite Right, BT was nothing more than a paper tiger. Shiv Sena use to collect Hafta like some ordinary Gunda Gang. BT hardly moved out of mumbai
But must say BT was honest man.
 
Ugly to hear.

But the truth.

She's probably grown up hearing it.

Seeing as she is fresh out of junior college, I blame the parents.


What about the other girl who shared it?? and why blaming her parents?? for talking what is in her mind??
 

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