Overview
- Nerul police registered an FIR naming Amit Thackeray and nearly 70 supporters after a crowd removed the cover from a Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue in Navi Mumbai.
- The FIR cites unlawful assembly, an unauthorised morcha, obstruction of police, disobeying orders, and damage to the protective net, with the covering allegedly forced open around 2 pm.
- Charges were filed under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including 132, 121(1), 189(2), 191(2), 190 and 324(3), along with provisions of the Maharashtra Police Act.
- The case lists MNS Navi Mumbai unit chief Gajanan Kale, 25 identified individuals and 40 unidentified supporters as co-accused, according to police.
- Amit Thackeray defended the move as correcting neglect and said he would accept cases for honoring Shivaji, while Aaditya Thackeray publicly backed him and criticized the police action.