Case against man for obscene comment against Eknath Shinde on Facebook

The Mumbai Police filed a case against an individual for allegedly making an obscene remark against Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on social media.

The Mumbai Police filed a case against an individual for allegedly making an obscene remark against Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on social media.

The case was lodged based on a complaint by a woman who first saw the offensive comment on Facebook. The account allegedly belonged to a Shiv Sena (UBT) activist.

The complainant, a 56-year-old woman who serves as the coordinator for the Shinde-led Shiv Sena in the Andheri assembly constituency, stumbled upon the derogatory post while browsing through an online news report.

A case in this regard was registered under several sections of the Indian Penal Code, including Section 509, which pertains to acts intended to insult the modesty of a woman, and Section 153-A (1), which deals with promoting enmity between different groups.