Maharashtra Police on Sunday arrested a Marathi actor in connection with a “defamatory” post on social media against Shiv Sena leader and Maharashtra cabinet minister Eknath Shinde.
Thane›s Srinagar Police arrested Mayuresh Kotkar on the basis of a complaint registered by Shiv Sena corporator Yogesh Jankar. A resident of Balkum in Maharashtra›s Thane, Kotkar was booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code for defamation and other charges.
As per Jankar, the artist’s post could have ignited enmity between the two communities. He added that the accused had posted the alleged objectionable matter on the Facebook page of the minister on Friday.
Kotkar was later sent to judicial custody.
Targeting the Shiv Sena government of the state, the BJP said that the Uddhav Thackeray government is pursuing vindictive politics.
Kotkar, who has acted in a number of Marathi serials, had recently participated in the Agari community’s campaign to name the upcoming Navi Mumbai international airport as DB Patil Airport, by forming a human chain on the streets.
