Mumbai: Mumbai Police arrested former journalist Ketan Tirodkar for issuing threats and defaming Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and likening him to the drug mafias. Tirodkar shared a video on social media and alleged that the Deputy CM helps the drug mafia and that he does not take strict actions against the drug mafia.
He was produced before the court and remanded to police custody till May 17. "Former journalist Ketan Tirodkar threatened and defamed Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis on social media. Tirodkar posted the video in which he alleged that the deputy CM helped the drug mafias and did not take action against them," an official of the Mumbai Crime Branch said.
More details are awaited.
(With ANI inputs)
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