Navi Mumbai: Man booked for posting objectionable video about SC, ST communities

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On Saturday, the Navi Mumbai police booked a man for allegedly sharing a objectionable video on social media platform, wherein he directed verbal abuse and threats towards the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities, a police official said.

The police initiated this action after receiving a formal complaint from a concerned lawyer.

On Friday, an offence was registered against the individual identified as Dileep Ceherekar under the pertinent provisions of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

According to the complaint, the accused uploaded a video on Facebook wherein he was observed subjecting the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities to verbal abuse, accompanied by menacing threats.

"Upon discovering the offensive post, the lawyer promptly filed a complaint with the Panvel police station, bringing this matter to the attention of the police," the official added.

Meanwhile, in another incident in Thane, the police in Maharashtra's Thane city have arrested one more person in connection with the financial crime that involved breaching the system of a payment gateway service provider and siphoning off more than Rs 16,180 crore, an official said.

With the latest arrest, the police have held four persons so far in connection with the case registered at Naupada police station, the official said.

The police apprehended the fourth accused Dinesh Dhondu Shirke (49), a partner in an enterprises firm, from the western suburb of Andheri in neighbouring Mumbai, he said.

Shirke's involvement in the crime was prima facie revealed during the probe conducted by the cyber cell, the official said.

The police had on Thursday arrested one Amol Andale alias Aman, Anup Dubey (26) of Bhayandar, and Mumbai resident Sanjay Namdeo Gaikwad (42), a partner in a firm.

(with inputs from PTI)