Marathi Actress Ketaki Chitale Arrested Over 'Derogatory Facebook Post' On NCP Supremo Sharad Pawar-REPORTS
Marathi actor Ketaki Chitale had allegedly posted a Marathi poem on her Facebook profile, attributed to another person
A Marathi actor and a pharmaceutical student, Ketaki Chitale was taken into custody by Thane Police on Saturday over her allegedly derogatory post on Facebook against NCP supremo Sharad Pawar.
According to the latest reports, a case was registered against her for sharing the derogatory post. The post in Marathi, shared by her on Friday, was purportedly written by someone else.
The 29-year-old actor had allegedly posted a Marathi poem on her Facebook profile, attributed to another person, that mentions only a surname (Pawar) and an age (80). But it also refers to the physical ailments the 81-year-old NCP leader suffers from.
The post reportedly contained phrases like "hell is waiting" and "you hate Brahmins", allegedly referring to Pawar whose party shares power in Maharashtra with the Shiv Sena and Congress.
"The offence against Chitale was registered at Kalwa police station in Thane on Saturday based on a complaint lodged by Swapnil Netke," a police official had said.
To note, black ink and eggs were thrown at Chitale outside Kalamboli police station in Navi Mumbai by workers of NCP's women wing, on Saturday evening.
Earlier, the case was registered against her under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 500 (defamation), 501 (printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory), 505 (2) (making, publishing or circulating any statement, rumour or report promoting enmity, hatred or ill will between classes), 153 A (spreading disharmony among people) at the Kalwa police station in Thane, he said.
Meanwhile, another case was registered in Pune against the actor based on the complaint filed by an NCP worker.
The cyber wing of the police registered a case against Chitale under IPC sections 153 (A), 500, and 505 (2). In Dhule also, a case was registered against Chitale and Nitin Bhave, the purported author of the controversial post shared by the actress, under similar sections of the IPC, including section 34 (common intention), on a complaint lodged by an NCP leader.
Meanwhile, when asked by reporters in Nanded about the episode, Pawar said he didn't know Chitale and had no idea about what she has allegedly posted about him on social media.
"I don't know the person and also have no idea about what you are saying (about the actress's post)," he said responding to a query, as reported by NDTV.
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