Through PTI
BHUJ: A 23-year-old guy from Kutch district of Gujarat used to be arrested in Maharashtra for allegedly hurting the non secular sentiments thru his “objectionable” social media submit on a Hindu goddess, police mentioned right here on Saturday.
The accused, Bharat Rupani, used to be nabbed by means of the Kutch (West) Native Crime Department (LCB) officers from Talmod in Maharashtra after an FIR used to be registered towards him at Bhuj A-division police station for posting on Fb an objectionable image of goddess Ashapura, an area deity.
The complainant within the case mentioned the submit harm his non secular sentiments, an reliable unlock mentioned.
Rupani used to be booked below sections 153 (A) (selling enmity between other teams) and 295 (A) (planned and malicious goal of outraging the non secular emotions) of the Indian Penal Code, the LCB mentioned.
“LCB Kutch (West) shaped a crew to research the case. Via technical surveillance and human intelligence, it used to be discovered that the accused, hailing from Lakhpat taluka of Kutch district, used to be staying at Talmod border in neighbouring Maharashtra,” it added.
The accused used to be picked up and passed over to the Bhuj A-division police station, which arrested him on Friday.
Additional investigation used to be underway on this connection, the observation mentioned.
