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Facebook outrage:
Magistrate, case transferred from Palghar
Tuesday November 27, 2012 05:04:39 PM,
IANS
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Mumbai:
The case of the two girls arrested after Shiv Sena chief Bal
Thackeray's death has been moved out of the Palghar police station
in Maharashtra's Thane district where it was lodged.
With the issue raising nationwide controversy, the case has been
transferred to Boisar police station, about 15 km from Palghar,
also in Thane, about 100 km from Mumbai.
"Yes, I have been asked to lead the inquiry on both FIRs," Deputy
Superintendent Vijaykant Sagar told IANS Tuesday from Boisar.
"I have been assigned the case only three days back. It is
premature to comment on the findings yet," he added.
On Nov 18, police arrested Shaheen Dadha, who posted a comment on
her Facebook questioning the shutdown after Thackeray's death Nov
17 and when he was given a public cremation the next day.
Her friend Renu, who had 'liked' the Facebook comment, was also
arrested.
A first information report (FIRs) was registered against Shaheen
and her friend Renu for the comments that "hurt religious
sentiments".
A second FIR was registered by Shaheen's uncle Abdul, whose
hospital was vandalised by alleged Shiv Sainiks after the Facebook
post.
In an abrupt move, the Bombay High Court has also transferred the
magistrate who released the girls on a bail of Rs.15,000 each.
"We were told that the Bombay High Court transferred Ramchandra
Bagade, the first class judicial magistrate at Palghar," Dadha's
lawyer Sudhir Gupta told IANS.
Speculation is rife that the superintendent of police (Thane
Rural) Ravindra Sengaonkar is also facing suspension along with
Palghar police chief, senior police inspector Shrikant Pingle.
Government sources hinted that the additional superintendent of
police (Thane Rural) Sangram Nishandar, who is alleged to have
played a major role in siding with the Shiv Sena, may escape with
a strong warning.
Reacting to the speculation, Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut
said police officials were merely doing their duty and it was
unfair to suspend them for doing their duty.
Raut said the party would strongly condemn the suspension.
On Nov 23, Inspector General of Konkan Range Sukhvinder Singh
submitted a report on the case to Maharashtra Director General of
Police Sanjeev Dayal.
According to government sources, Dayal had submitted the
preliminary report to additional chief secretary Amitabh Rajan,
who allegedly recommended suspending Shengaonkar and Pingle.
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