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First a cartoonist gets arrested on sedition charges for an illustration that ‘offended’ the government. Then a Twitter update questioning a Chief Minister’s son gets another man arrested. Now it’s a Facebook update.
A young girl of 21 was recently taken into custody for her update questioning the Mumbai shutdown that followed Shiv Sena founder, Bal Thackeray’s demise. She reportedly wrote that people like Thackeray are born and die daily and one should not observe a 'bandh' for that. (For two days, the entire city grinded to a halt; even milk and vegetables were not available.) A friend of hers made the mistake of ‘liking’ the comment. Soon after, both found themselves facing a mob of Shiv Sena protestors who turned the police on them, having them arrested. Worse, about 2000 of them attacked and ransacked the orthopaedic clinic of the girl’s uncle at Palghar, north of Mumbai. The girls apologized and withdrew their comment after which they were released on bail.
The shocking incident has caused widespread concern among the public, most of who voice their views on social networking sites with the freedom that’s the birth right of the world’s largest democracy. Campaigners demand that the Shiv Sena sainiks and police are punished for their blatant disregard of the law by bullying and victimizing innocent citizens to have their way.
(Based on Mumbaimirror.com/article)
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