Mumbai: Man arrested for abusive posts on social media about Maharashtra CM

A 41yearold man has been arrested by cyber police for allegedly posting abusive messages about Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on X formerly Twitter an official told news agency PTI on ThursdayAccording to PTI the accused was identified as Kailas Madhukar Kapdi a resident of Dadar in Central MumbaiKapdi had allegedly posted abusive messages about Shinde from his Twitter handle between September 2022 and March 2023 the official told PTIA First Information Report FIR was registered under Indian Penal Code sections 153 A promoting enmity between different groups 505 2 statements conducing to public mischief and relevant sections of the Information Technology Act on March 6 reported PTIPolice traced the IP address of the accused and apprehended him after interrogation the official told PTI adding that further probe was onLast year on October 26 a case has been registered against a man for using derogatory words on social media against Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union minister Narayan Rane said Mumbai PoliceA case under sections 153 A and B promoting enmity between groups 500 defamation and 504 disturbing public peace of the Indian Penal Code IPC has been registered against accused Pradeep Bhalekar at Samta Nagar police station in MumbaiMumbai Police received information through social media after which it registered a case against Bhalekar He is on the run after the case was registered they addedMeanwhile Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday made a surprise visit to civicrun KEM hospital in Mumbai and inquired about the availability of facilitiesHe instructed Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation officials to undertake repairs of six shut wards of the hospitalIt was a surprise visit after I came to know that six wards of KEM Hospital were shut Once these wards are ready after repairs they can accommodate 400 to 450 patients I spoke to patients and their kin and assured them no one will miss out on treatment due to lack of money the CM told reporters after the visitShinde who was in central Mumbai to attend a function toured the hospital in Parel late in the eveningI found some facilities and services in the hospital in good condition Work on the shut wards will begin in two days I have asked authorities to conceal open wires etc the chief minister addedThe visit comes after the deaths of 18 persons in a 24hour period recently in Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital in Kalwa in Thane districtA panel set up to probe the deaths is likely to give its report by August 26With inputs from PTI