Mumbai: At least nine Shiv Sainiks have been arrested for vandalising a clinic of man whose niece posted a comment on Facebook questioning the shutdown in Mumbai city for Shiv Sena patriarch Bal Thackeray’s funeral.
Two girls-Shaheen Dhada and Renu-were arrested over their post opposing the Mumbai shutdown but were granted bail after they furnished personal bonds, police said.
“So far, we have arrested nine persons in connection with ransacking the clinic of Abdul Dhada. We are looking for some more people,” Thane Rural SP Ravindra Sengaokar told Press Trust of India (PTI).
Ms Dhada allegedly said that one should not observe bandh for Thackeray’s funeral. “We should remember Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev,” the post said.
Her friend Renu, who was arrested for ‘liking’ the post, felt that she was “wrongfully” arrested.
After the comment was posted, a mob of nearly 40 Shiv Sainiks allegedly barged into Ms Dhada’s uncle’s clinic at Palghar on Sunday and vandalised the place.
Police sources said a FIR has been registered against more than 50 people including some Shiv Sainiks who have been named in the report following the attack.
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