FIR filed against Vasai Lawyer for Sharing Dhruv Rathee Video Criticising PM Modi On WhatsApp Group
Mumbai: The Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar (MBVV) police in Maharashtra have registered a First Information Report (FIR) against advocate Adesh Bansode for allegedly sharing a video by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee that criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Lok Sabha elections.
On May 20, Adesh Bansode, who also serves as the Maharashtra secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, shared a link to Dhruv Rathee's video titled 'Mind of a Dictator' in the Bar Association of Vasai WhatsApp group, accompanied by the message "Do watch the video before going to vote." This action occurred during the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
After receiving a complaint from another lawyer regarding the "objectionable" nature of the video shared by Bansode, the police initiated a suo motu complaint and filed an FIR on May 21.
According to the FIR, registered based on a complaint by a head constable of the secret branch of MBVV Police, the video and its accompanying message made false statements about Lok Sabha election candidates and attempted to influence voters, thus violating the prohibitory orders issued by MBVV Police Commissioner Madhukar Pandey between May 18 and May 20 for the smooth conduct of the general elections.
Bansode has labeled the FIR as illegal and alleged it as a move by the state to suppress people's voices. He claimed that proper legal procedures were not followed before filing the FIR under Section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Citing CrPC Section 195, Bansode argued that it is mandatory for the police to obtain prior permission from the concerned court before registering an FIR under Section 188 of the IPC. He further questioned whether the police would be lodging cases against all the individuals who watched, liked, and shared the video, stating his protest against what he deems an illegal FIR.
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Family-run burglary gang busted in Thane; 3 arrested, 2 minors detained
Thane (PTI): Two men and a teen have been arrested and their minor sons detained for allegedly carrying out a series of house break-ins and burglaries in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Sunday.
Earlier this week, the Mahatma Phule Chowk (MFC) police in Kalyan busted a family-run burglary ring in which the men scouted for locked houses and directed their sons to break in and steal valuables, a senior police official said.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (Kalyan) Ashok Honmane said that the police have arrested a 19-year-old man, two fathers and detained two minors, and recovered stolen gold ornaments worth Rs 21.6 lakh.
The matter came to light following a complaint lodged on May 8 in Kalyan West, following which a case of housebreaking and theft was subsequently registered, he said.
Acting on tip-offs, the police arrested Kailas Vilas Bhalerao (19), a resident of Mohane in Ambivali, on May 13, and detained two minors aged 14 and 15 years, the official said.
"Interrogation revealed that the fathers, Vilas Prakash Bhalerao (38) and Deepak Ashok Jadhav (40), used their daily jobs to recce houses in residential societies and would then pass on this specific information to their children," he said.
The arrested teen accused would target the houses along with the minors and decamp with cash and jewellery.
Investigations have revealed that the gang was involved in at least three other burglaries in the Kalyan area, the official said.
