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Maharashtra police book Nanded man for objectionable post on Bawankule

Maharashtra police book Nanded man for objectionable post on Bawankule
Maratha quota: Man booked for 'objectionable' post on minister Bawankule · m.rediff.com

Police in Maharashtra said a man from a city called Nanded wrote a very rude and mean Facebook post about a government minister, Mr. Chandrashekhar Bawankule.

The post said the minister was against a benefit called Maratha reservation, which helps some communities, and it used bad words.

Someone complained about the post, so police opened a case against the man.

They said the post had hurtful words about caste and could scare the minister.

The police believe the man may have broken rules that stop people from sharing false or mean things online.

The case was registered on Sunday, and officials talked about it on Monday.

This happened after a document called a Maratha-Kunbi OBC certificate was taken away by authorities in Beed district.

Because of that, a Maratha quota activist named Manoj Jarange blamed the minister.

Now the police and courts will decide what happens next.

Key facts

Accused's location
Nanded, Maharashtra
Target of the post
Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Maharashtra revenue minister and senior BJP leader
Platform
Facebook
Case registered
Sunday, per an official statement on Monday
Legal provisions
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (obscene acts or words, criminal intimidation, circulation of false information or rumours) and Section 67 of the IT Act, 2000
Trigger context
Cancellation of a Maratha-Kunbi OBC certificate in Beed district
Related activist
Manoj Jarange, Maratha quota activist who alleged Bawankule's role
News source
PTI

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