In the last two weeks, a year old boys FIRs have been registered against several minors across the state including. Many of these accused drew comparisons between Aurangzeb and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, especially around June 2, when the Maratha leader’s coronation in Maharashtra was celebrated. th anniversary was celebrated.5 minors lodged in Juvenile Home in Kolhapur At least five minors, recorded by the Kolhapur police, are lodged in a juvenile center in Kolhapur. Ahead of the coronation anniversary of Shivaji Maharaj, Aurangabad has been renamed as Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Shivaji’s son. which was formalized in February this year, which was seen as one of the factors in uploading the photo.

21 From 11 Case registered on the age of 10 years

In the case of Kolhapur and Beed, the police in some cases referred to Aurangzeb or 18A case has been registered against minors for uploading pictures of Tipu Sultan, the ruler of 19th century Mysore. , others booked in similar cases across the state mainly 18-18 aged youth. ,Picture of Aurangzeb taken from NCERT book In most of these cases, the post pertains to a comparison between Aurangzeb/Tipu Sultan and Shivaji Maharaj and was uploaded around a day when the coronation of the Maratha leader was being celebrated across the state. In most of these cases, activists of religious groups, mainly Hindu groups, approach the police and demand action against these social media posts uploaded from other communities and call for a half-day bandh in the area. Ironically, an official said that one of the two photographs of Aurangzeb shared on social media platforms is from the NCERT textbook.

18 A case was also registered against the juvenile of the year

In the case of the Beed incident, the police on June 8 FIR lodged against 18-year-old Beed resident, who shared post on Aurangzeb saying ‘Baap to Baap Rahega’ It was The boy, who is in Class IX, was visiting a relative’s place in Mumbai during school holidays when he found that the post was in trouble. After this, the boy uploaded a video apologizing to anyone whose sentiments were hurt. Beed SP Nandkumar Thakur said, “After the boy comes back, we will call him for questioning and as part of the process he will be produced in the juvenile court.” The boy’s family did not want to comment on the issue. Apart from the Beed case, Kolhapur police had arrested five minors two days before the Beed incident.

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Wed, Jun 14, 2023, 2: 31 PM IST