Thane: Cops register FIR against man for threatening Dy CM Shinde

Police have registered an FIR against a 26yearold in Thane for reportedly threatening to harm Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde an official said on Monday PTI reportedThe search was on for the accused Hitesh Dhende a resident of Thane citys Varli Pada said Sri Nagar police stations senior inspector Gulzarilal Fadtare to PTIAs per the police in a social media post the accused used derogatory words against Shinde and further threatened to kill himBased on the complaint by an activist of the Shindeled Shiv Sena the police registered the case against the man on Sunday under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 133 assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person otherwise than on grave provocation 352 intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace 3511 criminal intimidation and 356 2 defamation the official said PTI reportedKalyan Raj Thackeray condemns the attack on Marathi family warns of actionAmid a political row over an attack on Marathi family in Kalyan Maharashtra Navnirman Sena MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Friday strongly condemned the incident and has warned of action if the state government fails to strongly act in the matterA Maharashtra government employee is accused of attacking a Marathispeaking family at Kalyan in the Thane district of MaharashtraThe police registered a case against the accused identified as Akhilesh Shukla 48 an employee of the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation MTDC his wife Geeta 45 and others under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNS sections 74 assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty 115 voluntarily causing hurt 3513 criminal intimidation 189 2 3 and 5 unlawful assembly and othersAccording to police the attack took place around 845 pm on December 18 2024 and the accused as well as the victims lived on the same floor of a building in KalyanAs per the FIR the victim saw Shukla quarrelling with one of their neighbours over the lighting of an incense stick The victim asked Shukla to maintain peace and not to abuse and insult the entire Marathispeaking communityThe accused couple got angry on hearing this and beat up the victim and his wife with the help of eight to ten others They attacked the male victim using some sharp weapon iron rod pipes and wooden sticks and inflicted wounds on his arms legs and face The accused also molested his wife and threatened the couple it addedIn a post on X Raj Thackeray highlighted that similar incidents have been occurring frequently in recent timesHe claimed that these attacks are not isolated but part of a larger pattern where nonMarathi individuals allegedly target Marathi people to assert dominanceRaj Thackeray also pointed out the growing presence of antiMarathi individuals who are secretly working against the interests of the Marathi community He warned that if such behaviour continues unchecked it could lead to disastrous consequences for Marathi peopleHe urged Marathi citizens to stay vigilant and not let outsiders undermine their identity and cultureThe MNS chief also criticised the local politicians in Kalyan including MPs and MLAs for their lack of action in the matterWith PTI inputs