One held for sharing video of man issuing death threat to Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. File Pic

The Mumbai police have arrested a man for allegedly sharing a video on social media, in which one person issued a death threat to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, an official said on Friday, reported news agency PTI.

Death threat to Devendra Fadnavis: Accused arrested from Panvel

The accused, identified as Yogesh Sawant, was arrested on Thursday by Santacruz police from Panvel in neighbouring Raigad district, he said, reported PTI.

"Sawant had shared the video of an interview of a man given to a YouTube channel 'Gavran Vishleshan' on his social media account. In the interview, the man used objectionable remarks against deputy CM Fadnavis and issued a death threat to him," the police official said, reported PTI.

Death threat to Devendra Fadnavis: Case was registered against an unidentified man

Based on a complaint filed by activist Akshay Panvelkar, a case was registered against an unidentified man for using the objectionable remarks against Fadnavis and against Sawant for sharing the video on his Facebook wall, he added, reported PTI.

The video was widely circulated on social media platforms.

Following his arrest, the Santacruz police presented Sawant in a Mumbai court, which remanded him in 14-day judicial custody, the official said.

A First Information Report (FIR) was registered here on Wednesday against an unidentified person for allegedly threatening to kill Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in a YouTube interview, police said.

An FIR was registered under Indian Penal Code sections 153-A (Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, etc), 500 (defamation), 505 (incitement to offence) and 506 (criminal intimidation), the official said.

The FIR also named, as accused, a Facebook user named Yogesh Sawant for allegedly sharing the video.

(With inputs from PTI)