Two women arrested for Facebook post on Mumbai shutdown granted bail

[Karthik]

Two Mumbai women were today ordered by a court to 14 days in jail for their post on Facebook on the shutdown of Mumbai on Sunday, the day of Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray's funeral. However, they were bailed within hours of being arrested after paying two bonds Rs. 15,000 each. (Your Say)

One of the women had written on her Facebook page, "Respect is earned, not given and definitely not forced. Today Mumbai shuts down due to fear and not due to respect". Her friend had "liked" the post.

Police had arrested both the women at 10:30 this morning and they were booked under Section 295 A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for "deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings or any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs."

Two women arrested for Facebook post on Mumbai shutdown granted bail | NDTV.com

 

[piinku1]

Don't know where our country is going?

kasab is given royal treatment but these women arrested for just a comment on facebook.
Coward act by Gov. of maharastra.

 

[Hero]

Their step is wrong about discontinue entertainment channel. Dont know it was under pressure / sympathy by cable operator to Marathi Manus.

Rest of shutdown was totally without anybody's underpressure by Marathi Manus. Entire Maharashtra is combination of each state people. No forcibly happen this. No any violence during the Maharashtra shutdown. Just I heard 4 buses crashed by few people in Pune in the evening day before of shutdown.