Boy detained over objectionable posts on Hanuman, Aurangzeb

However, the police managed to control the situation with the help of the local peace committee and detained the boy and sent him to the children’s correctional home in Nashik.

According to the FIR filed by Nashik Rural police, on Wednesday evening an objectionable post on Instagram about Lord Hanuman and Aurangzeb went viral in the area. Tension started brewing with villagers from adjoining villages started pouring in. “On Thursday, during the bandh called by local villagers, a group of unidentified villagers set ablaze the garage shop run by the boy’s brothers. The shop is owned by a policeman and was rented to them. Some two-wheelers also got damaged in the incident,” said a villager.

The boy in conflict with law is a school dropout and works in a mutton shop. His father works in a wood cutting workshop.

IPS officer Rajnikant Chilumala, who is on probation and in-charge of the Satana police station confirmed that the police managed to control the situation with the help of the local peace committee and detained the boy and sent him to a correctional home.

No offence has been registered in connection with the burning of the shop. When asked about the shop burning incident, the senior officer said that it is not clear yet and the investigation is on.

On the complaint of local police patil Kacharelal Baagde the police have booked the minor under sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony), and 295A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) of the Indian Penal Code.

Nashik Rural district police superintendent Shahaji Umaap was not available for comment. Earlier, there was tension in Kolhapur and Ahmednagar districts following the incident.