Case filed against Amit Thackeray, others for ‘forcibly unveiling’ the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji

An officer from Nerul police station said, “The accused formed an unlawful assembly, took out a morcha without permission, pushed and obstructed police personnel, disobeyed lawful orders, and damaged the protective net around the statue.” He added that despite repeated instructions, the crowd continued advancing towards the statue installation site, and at around 2 pm, the group allegedly forced open the statue’s covering.

The FIR, lodged at the Nerul police station, invokes multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including 132 (assault or use of criminal force to deter a public servant from duty), 121(1) (voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant), 189(2) (unlawful assembly), 191(2) (rioting), 190 (offence committed in prosecution of a common object), 324(3) (mischief), along with relevant sections of the Maharashtra Police Act.

Talking to reporters before the case was filed, Amit Thackeray said he unveiled the statue which he claimed had remained covered for four months because leaders had no time to inaugurate it.

“I will be happy if my first political case is for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj,” he said.

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