Mumbai man beaten up, head shaved for FB comment on Uddhav Thackeray

A man from Wadala in Mumbai was thrashed allegedly by Shiv Sena supporters after he posted a derogatory comment about Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray centring on December 15 police action on Jamia Millia Islamia students, police said on Monday.

An official identified man as Hiramani Tiwari (30), and said post was uploaded on December 19 from a Facebook account he operates under name 'Rahul Tiwari'. post berated Thackeray for comparing police action on JMI students protesting against Citizenship Amendment Act with 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

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According to official, Tiwari had deleted post after he got threats from some people, but on Sunday, a group led by Sena functionaries Samadhan Jukdeo and one Prakash Hasbe beat him up and shaved his head outside his Shanti Nagar residence. Wadala TT police issued tice under section 149 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) to both sides, official said. CrPC's section 149 is a legal tool given to police to prevent commission of a cognisable offence.

Tiwari claimed he was earlier with right-wing outfits like Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal, and asserted that group which beat him up should have taken legal recourse against his Facebook post than take law into ir hands in this manner.

"I want police to take action against se Sena men. I was just airing my views," Tiwari said.

A police official said Tiwari and Sainiks accused of beating him up had reached a compromise, but added that a case would be taken if y receive a complaint. Tiwari's statement was being recorded, he added. On December 17, Thackeray had said, " way police opened fire on students by forcefully entering (JMI) compound, it appeared like Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

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