Maha Thane police arrest Kalicharan Maharaj in Raipur for remarks against Mahatma Gandhi
Thane Jan 20 PTI Police in Maharashtras Thane city have arrested Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj in Chhattisgarh in connection with a case registered against him here for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Mahatma Gandhi an official said on Thursday He was arrested late on Wednesday night in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur where he was lodged in a jail in a similar case filed against him there He is being brought to Thane on a transit remand and would be presented in a local court by Thursday evening the official of the Naupada police station here said Earlier Kalicharan Maharaj had been arrested by the Raipur police for his alleged derogatory comments against Mahatma Gandhi at an event held in the Chhattisgarh capital city on December 26 last year On January 12 police in Maharashtras Wardha had arrested him in a similar case registered against him there The Naupada police station official said that Kalicharan Maharaj was arrested in Raipur in the case filed against him based a complaint by NCP leader and Maharashtra minister Jitendra Awhad over his remarks against the Father of the Nation Earlier the Pune police had also arrested Kalicharan Maharaj for allegedly making inflammatory speeches during the Shiv Pratap Din programme held there on December 19 2021 which was organised to celebrate the killing of Adilshahi commander Afzal Khan by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in 1659 PTI COR NP NP
Thane Jan 20 PTI Police in Maharashtras Thane city have arrested Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj in Chhattisgarh in connection with a case registered against him here for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Mahatma Gandhi an official said on Thursday He was arrested late on Wednesday night in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur where he was lodged in a jail in a similar case filed against him there He is being brought to Thane on a transit remand and would be presented in a local court by Thursday evening the official of the Naupada police station here said Earlier Kalicharan Maharaj had been arrested by the Raipur police for his alleged derogatory comments against Mahatma Gandhi at an event held in the Chhattisgarh capital city on December 26 last year On January 12 police in Maharashtras Wardha had arrested him in a similar case registered against him there The Naupada police station official said that Kalicharan Maharaj was arrested in Raipur in the case filed against him based a complaint by NCP leader and Maharashtra minister Jitendra Awhad over his remarks against the Father of the Nation Earlier the Pune police had also arrested Kalicharan Maharaj for allegedly making inflammatory speeches during the Shiv Pratap Din programme held there on December 19 2021 which was organised to celebrate the killing of Adilshahi commander Afzal Khan by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in 1659 PTI COR NP NP
