The police registered an FIR on Sunday against a Mira Road resident for posting an advertisement on Facebook that he wanted to sell his 1 BHK flat in a building that only allows Gujarati, Jain, Marwadi community members. The complainant, who wanted to buy the flat, registered an FIR with the Mira Road police regarding this prejudice. However, the Mira Road police have not yet arrested anyone.

The Mira Road police registered the case against Dedhia under IPC Section 153A (Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony). The complainant, Govardhan Sakharam Deshmukh, 36, is a share trader and has a construction chemicals business at Mira Road. Deshmukh is also the president of the Marathi Ekikaran Samiti. The alleged accused and flat owner is Rahul Dedhia, a resident of Shanti Nagar at Sector-7 at Mira Road East.