Cops arrest 10 Shiv sainiks for vandalism over FB comments, party denies links

Written By Unknown on Rabu, 21 November 2012 | 22.23

MUMBAI: More than 24 hours after a mob went on a rampage at a hospital to protest against internet comments over the complete shutdown of Mumbai after Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray's death, the local police arrested 10 people for vandalism. While the Sena denied involvement in the attack on the hospital owned by the uncle of Shaheen Dhada, who posted the remark, local police confirmed those arrested from Palghar, a town 80km north of Mumbai, late Monday were Sainiks.

On Sunday, Palghar's Sena chief Bhushan Sankhe lodged a complaint against Shaheen, 21, for posting the comment and Rinu Srinivasan, 20, for sharing the comment. The same night, a mob vandalized Dhada Hospital, run by Shaheen's uncle and destroyed the operation theatre and machines. The damages have run up to Rs 18-20 lakh.

As demands for action against police officers responsible for the arrest of the girls poured in, the 10 were produced at a Palghar court on Tuesday and released on a surety of Rs 7,500 each, on condition they mark their presence at the local police station every Friday. The men do odd jobs and are all Palghar residents. They were booked for rioting and trespass, besides the Criminal Law Amendment Act and Maharashtra Medical Act.

"All the accused are Sena members," said senior inspector Shrikant Pingle in Palghar.

However, the local Sena unit denied it. "The men arrested are merely incensed locals who couldn't control their emotions after they noticed the post online. Sainiks weren't involved in the vandalism, most of us were at Bal Thackeray's funeral at Shivaji Park or watching it on television. Why would we shy away from taking responsibility for an attack had we actually carried it out?" said Uttam Pimpale, Sena's deputy president in Palghar municipal council.

Pimpale added that the arrests actually benefited the girls as the riotous mob "could even have entered their homes to harm them".

Despite Sena claims, party members from Palghar crowded the courtroom the entire afternoon on Tuesday, concerned about the fate of the accused. They also arranged for two vehicles to whisk away the accused after they got bail.

"We just want peace in Palghar. The girls have already apologized for their comments and we don't want to stretch the matter further. The Dhadas are a well-known family in the city and we wish them well. In fact, Shaheen's uncle, Dr Abdul Dhada, has treated many of us whenever we have been unwell," Pimpale said.

"The prosecution had demanded the custody of the accused for procuring names of their associates, to gather more evidence and to ascertain the reason why considerable damage was caused to the hospital. But the court observed that police custody wasn't necessary and remanded the accused to magisterial custody," said defence counsel Gopal Barve.

Crime and punishment

Charges leveled by Palghar police against those arrested for vandalizing the hospital.

Sections of Indian Penal Code

143: Unlawful assembly

Punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both.

147: Rioting

Punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

336: Act endangering life or personal safety of others
Punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to Rs 250, or with both.

427: Mischief causing damage to the amount of Rs 50

Punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

451: House-trespass to commit any offence punishable with imprisonment. Punishable with imprisonment for 2 years and fine. Cognizable and bailable

Criminal Law Amendment Act: Clause 3, 7

Maharashtra Medical Act: Clause 4


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