In a shocking visual, Thakkar was brought to court today, bound; with a black cloth covering his face. The case against Sameet Thakkar On 2nd July, two FIRs were registered against Sameer in Nagpur and at VP Road police station, Mumbai. Sameet Thakkar is a twitter celeb who is renowned for his information on political happenings. Sameet Thakkar's police custody extended Maharashtra: Nagpur court extends Sameet Thakkar's police custody till 2 Nov. Sameet Thakkar is an average citizen who used to criticise the Uddhav Thackeray government on Twitter. On 12th November 2020, after Sameet Thakkar was arrested for the third time, his brother Rishi Thakkar on Thursday Maharashtra It's human rights' violation by police as my brother's hands were tied & face was covered with black cloth when he was brought to court today. However, soon after he got bail, Thakkar was rearrested by Mumbai Police, reported ANI. He was granted relief by the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court, which had ordered the police on August 28 to refrain from taking coercive action against him. He was arrested by the Nagpur Police from Rajkot two days ago. “Another complaint has been filed against Thakkar at Mumbai, where the HC had directed police to refrain from taking any coercive action,” said Thakkar’s lawyer in High Court, Raspal Singh Renu. This has shocked netizens, including BJP MP Varun Gandhi who asked 'Is he a danger to the nation? The Indian Express is now on Telegram. “Thakkar has a huge following on Twitter, including the Prime Minister, several Union and state ministers, and hundreds of MPs and MLAs,” he said. Is @thakkar_sameet a terrorist, is he an animal, is he a danger to the nation that he’s being treated in this manner? In the JMFC court on Monday, Thakkar’s lawyers argued that his arrest “smacked of political intolerance” and doesn’t merit police custody remand. Sameet Thakkar is currently in police custody and will remain so until the 30th of October. Irrespective of political views, it is completely unlawful & immoral.All of us should be raising our voice against this pic.twitter.com/tUkrktUPgF, Sameet Thakkar sent to 6 days police custody for his tweets against Thackerays. They treating him the way hardcore terrorist is treated: Rishi Thakkar, Sameet Thakkar's brother. ', terming it 'against tenet of humanity'. He said Thakkar’s “abusive” Tweets had the potential to flare up communal tensions. Trouble refuses to end for Sameet Thakkar who is paying a heavy price for posting comments on social media against Maharashtra Chief Minister and his son. The Mumbai Police have registered a case against a person for posting derogatory remarks on chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, his son and tourism minister Aaditya Thackeray and … Not even terrorists get such a treatment ,the way he is being treated. “We told the court that if people were to be arrested for such remarks on Twitter, then we will have to create special Twitter jails in the country,” said Jaiswal. This goes against every tenet of humanity. Reports state that Thakkar's most recent arrest was based on a complaint by Dharmendra Mishra, a lawyer attached with Shiv Sena. Arnab Goswami's MEGA announcement: Republic channels in every state; global media project. Being arrested for the third time in 17 days, Thakkar was initially booked for the same tweets on 2 July, based on several complaints. Click here to join our channel (@indianexpress) and stay updated with the latest headlines. Twitter user held over remarks gets police custody till Oct 30 Twitter user Sameet Thakkar, arrested for posting allegedly objectionable comments against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his son and minister Aaditya Thackeray on the social media platform, was on Monday remanded to police custody till October 30. The Indian Express website has been rated GREEN for its credibility and trustworthiness by Newsguard, a global service that rates news sources for their journalistic standards. Thakkar was arrested by Mumbai's BKC cyber police on Tuesday, for the same objectionable tweets against Shiv Sena Supremo Uddhav Thackeray and son - Aaditya, as per reports. Thakkar was arrested by Mumbai's BKC cyber police on Tuesday, for the same objectionable tweets against Shiv Sena Supremo Uddhav Thackeray and son - Aaditya, as per reports. 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A Nagpur court has remanded a youth in police custody for allegedly putting up “offensive posts” against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, and his son and state Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray, as well as for writing “communal and abusive posts” on Twitter. Several Twitterati lashed out at Thakkar, while many others have come out in support using #BabyPenguin, which has been trending on Twitter. He was accused of posting objectionable content against CM Thackeray, Aaditya Thackeray and Nitin Raut. He allegedly also had “abusive communal exchanges” with members of the minority community on Twitter. Thakkar complied with the court's direction but then escaped the VP Road police station citing fear of arrest by the cyber cell. He has been sent to police custody till November 13. Reports state that the Police booked Thakkar are under sections 292 (obscene acts or words in public), 500 (defamation) of the Indian Penal Code, and 67 (publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form) of the Information Technology Act. But Government Pleader Nitin Telgote told the court that Thakkar had over 60,000 Twitter followers and the police needed to find out if he was connected to any group or organisation. Renu added, “We are moving the Supreme Court on Tuesday, seeking relief and consolidation of all cases at one place… his Twitter remarks do not constitute any offence and we are going to plead it forcefully before the Supreme Court. An FIR was lodged against Thakkar, a businessman, at Sitabuldi police station on August 12 on the basis of a complaint by Manish Tiwari, said to be an aide of Shiv Sena MLC Dushyant Chaturvedi. An offence of obscenity and defamation has been registered against a person named Sameet Thakkar, for his alleged derogatory tweets against ministers of the state government on Twitter. * The moderation of comments is automated and not cleared manually by, Copyright © 2021 The Indian Express [P] Ltd. All Rights Reserved, Nagpur: Youth remanded in police custody till Oct 30 over 'offensive posts' on Twitter against CM & Aaditya. Mumbai: Sameet Thakkar, a BJP sympathiser who was arrested last week in Nagpur for allegedly making derogatory posts about Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his son, state minister Aaditya Thackeray, is one of at least 50 accused (including people and social media accounts) named in police complaints in the state since April over similar allegations. Sameet Thakkar, who is in his mid-20s, hails from Nagpur. This led to his arrest on 24 October with him being in police custody till date. Thakkar has also referred to Aaditya Thackeray and ‘Muhammad Azam Shah’, who is Aurangzeb’s son. Sameet Thakkar, who is in his mid-20s, hails from Nagpur. 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However, soon after getting bail, he was rearrested by the Mumbai Police. Thakkar was produced before a JMFC court on Monday, and the court sent him to police custody till October 30. Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], October 25 (ANI): Sameet Thakkar has been arrested for allegedly making objectionable comments against Chief … He was booked for defamation, Section 292 (using obscene words in public) and Section 67 (transmitting obscene material in electronic form) of the Information Technology Act, 2000. Prominent twitter user Sameet Thakkar who was granted bail by a Nagpur court on Monday (3 November), has now been arrested by the Mumbai Police and will be … Sameet Thakkar was arrested by Mumbai Police for making "objectionable" comments against CM Thackeray and his son and Minister Aaditya Thackeray was granted bail on Monday by a Nagpur Court. One of Thakkar’s lawyers, Prakash Jaiswal, said, “The court remanded Thakkar in police custody till October 30.” Challenging the FIR against him, Thakkar approached the Bombay High Court to seek cancellation of the FIR and avoid arrest - which ordered him to record his statement. Thakkar who is facing charges for his remarks was arrested by Maharashtra police for the third time in a row on November 11. Thakkar had allegedly termed the CM “adhunik (modern) Aurangzeb” for his permission to celebrate Eid. Thakkar was produced before a JMFC court on Monday, and the court sent him to police custody till October 30. Twitter User Sameet Thakkar Rearrested Minutes After He Got Bail Over 'Objectionable' Posts on Thackerays Representational Image The offence against Thakkar in Nagpur was registered at the Sitabuldi police station on the basis of a complaint lodged by local Shiv Sena leader Nitin Tiwari. They treating him the way hardcore terrorist is treated". 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