Ashish Mishra
Mumbai: Two Thane
girls, who were arrested by the police for posting a comment against the
shutdown in Mumbai following the death of Shiv Sena supremo Balasaheb Thakre,
deactivated their accounts on the heels of growing anger among Sena’s party
members.
21-year-old Shaheen on Monday was arrested for allegedly posting a comment on her Facebook which read- ‘People like Thackeray are born and die daily and one should not observe a bandh for that.’
Her friend Renu was also arrested for liking her comment.
However, within hours of the arrest, both of them were
released on bail of Rs 15,000 each.
Speaking to the media on the issue Shaheen said, “Treatment
we got was very unfair. I regret putting up the post.”
Earlier, around 200 Shiv Sena members vandalized Shaheen’s
uncle’s medical clinic against her alleged anti-Balasaheb Facebook update. The
police made 9 arrests in the connection with this case.
Meanwhile, showing displeasure over the action taken by the
police Press Council of India chairperson Markandey Katju on Monday wrote a
letter to Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan demanding action against the
officials who ordered the arrest.
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