MUMBAI: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut has justified the arrest of two
girls who were held for commenting on Facebook questioning the Mumbai
shutdown in the wake of Bal Thackeray's death, were sent to judicial
custody but granted bail soon thereafter.
Saying that the law has taken its own course, Sanjay Raut said that the party supports the police action as this led would a led to a law and order situation, NDTV reported.
Earlier, the ten people arrested on Tuesday for having vandalised the clinic of the uncle of Shaheen Dhada, the girl whose comment on Facebook has ignited a debate on free speech in the country.
Bail was granted to the accused on a surety of Rs 7,500 each.
The accused had earlier been sent to 14 days' judicial custody by the Palghar sessions court for 14 days on the order First Class Magistrate R G Bagade.
Earlier, the girl's father and uncle had been summoned to police station for 'questioning'.
The police have come under fire over the arrest of the girl, 21-year-old college student Shaheen Dhada, for posting the comment and her friend, Renu Srinivasan, for clicking 'Like' on the Facebook update.
Meanwhile, the two girls have deactivated their Facebook accounts fearing a backlash by vandals.
It has not been ascertained if the men who were arrested and granted bail are members of the Shiv Sena.
Maharashtra Director General of Police Sanjeev Dayal has ordered a probe into the arrest of the girl and her friend.
"An inquiry has been ordered in the case and a report will be submitted by the inspector general of the Konkan range Saturday," Dayal told IANS.
Press Council of India Chairman Markandey Katju on Monday criticised the arrests in strong words and requested Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan to suspend the official who arrested the girls.
"I received an email stating that the woman has been arrested for protesting on Facebook against the shutdown in Mumbai on the occasion of the death of Mr. Bal Thackeray. It is alleged that she has been arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments," Katju wrote.
Katju said that it was absurd to say that protesting against a bandh hurt religious sentiments.
Katju said if no action was taken he would "deem it that you as chief minister are unable to run the state in a democratic manner as envisaged by the constitution to which you have taken oath, and then the legal consequences will follow".
He wrote a second email to Chavan later and sought an explanation as to why there was no response to his previous message.
"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," Katju wrote.
"Please realise 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 have taken. I would therefore request you to immediately let me know what you are doing in this matter," he added.
Katju told Chavan that silence was not an option for him in the matter and that the entire nation was furious at this apparently illegal arrest.
Terming the girls' arrest as "blatant misuse of state machinery", Katju asked what action was taken against the "delinquent policemen".
An official from Palghar police station in Thane rural confirmed the arrests and said the girls were released on bail Monday after they were presented in a local court.
Reports here said that both the girls were booked and arrested under Section 295(a) of the Indian Penal Code (for hurting religious sentiments) and Section 64(a) of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
Katju earlier wrote to the chief minister: "I request you to immediately order the suspension, arrest, chargesheeting and criminal prosecution of the police personnel (however high they may be) who ordered as well as implemented the arrest of that woman."
Courtesy :- Web news
One small question from me " Are we Living in a democratic country or
Kundas Rajaya ?"
Saying that the law has taken its own course, Sanjay Raut said that the party supports the police action as this led would a led to a law and order situation, NDTV reported.
Earlier, the ten people arrested on Tuesday for having vandalised the clinic of the uncle of Shaheen Dhada, the girl whose comment on Facebook has ignited a debate on free speech in the country.
Bail was granted to the accused on a surety of Rs 7,500 each.
The accused had earlier been sent to 14 days' judicial custody by the Palghar sessions court for 14 days on the order First Class Magistrate R G Bagade.
Earlier, the girl's father and uncle had been summoned to police station for 'questioning'.
The police have come under fire over the arrest of the girl, 21-year-old college student Shaheen Dhada, for posting the comment and her friend, Renu Srinivasan, for clicking 'Like' on the Facebook update.
Meanwhile, the two girls have deactivated their Facebook accounts fearing a backlash by vandals.
It has not been ascertained if the men who were arrested and granted bail are members of the Shiv Sena.
Maharashtra Director General of Police Sanjeev Dayal has ordered a probe into the arrest of the girl and her friend.
"An inquiry has been ordered in the case and a report will be submitted by the inspector general of the Konkan range Saturday," Dayal told IANS.
Press Council of India Chairman Markandey Katju on Monday criticised the arrests in strong words and requested Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan to suspend the official who arrested the girls.
"I received an email stating that the woman has been arrested for protesting on Facebook against the shutdown in Mumbai on the occasion of the death of Mr. Bal Thackeray. It is alleged that she has been arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments," Katju wrote.
Katju said that it was absurd to say that protesting against a bandh hurt religious sentiments.
Katju said if no action was taken he would "deem it that you as chief minister are unable to run the state in a democratic manner as envisaged by the constitution to which you have taken oath, and then the legal consequences will follow".
He wrote a second email to Chavan later and sought an explanation as to why there was no response to his previous message.
"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," Katju wrote.
"Please realise 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 have taken. I would therefore request you to immediately let me know what you are doing in this matter," he added.
Katju told Chavan that silence was not an option for him in the matter and that the entire nation was furious at this apparently illegal arrest.
Terming the girls' arrest as "blatant misuse of state machinery", Katju asked what action was taken against the "delinquent policemen".
An official from Palghar police station in Thane rural confirmed the arrests and said the girls were released on bail Monday after they were presented in a local court.
Reports here said that both the girls were booked and arrested under Section 295(a) of the Indian Penal Code (for hurting religious sentiments) and Section 64(a) of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
Katju earlier wrote to the chief minister: "I request you to immediately order the suspension, arrest, chargesheeting and criminal prosecution of the police personnel (however high they may be) who ordered as well as implemented the arrest of that woman."
Courtesy :- Web news
One small question from me " Are we Living in a democratic country or
Kundas Rajaya ?"
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