‘Risky Tilak bridge’ banner invites FIR

MUMBAI: The police have filed a case in opposition to an MNS activist, Praveen Nerurkar, for putting up a banner saying people the usage of Tilak bridge in Dadar should accomplish that at their own possibility.

Though the police filed the FIR under various sections of the Maharashtra Prevention of Defacement of Property Act 1995, a senior officer, talking on situation of anonymity, stated a case of rumour-mongering would follow if the “caution” at the banner was found to be baseless.

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The police must be commended for reserving this political birthday party activist. This is a rare case where the police have initiated action in opposition to a person for spreading rumours and panic. This will ship a stern caution to politicians and their cronies not to create panic with out ascertaining the information. The MNS activist also violated a Bombay prime courtroom order through hanging up an unlawful banner in a public position.


“Police will report his (Nerurkar’s) statement and carry out further investigation to establish if his claims of the bridge being in peril had any basis,” the police officer stated. “If we discover there's nothing, we will e-book him for rumour-mongering.”


The Himalaya bridge cave in out of doors CSMT claimed six lives on March 14. Nerurkar is accused of hanging up the large banner at the fence of Kotwal lawn opposite Plaza cinema corridor in Dadar on March 15.


The banner learn: “Savdhan! Savdhan! Savdhan! Jagrut Mumbaikaranna Suchana — Tilak bridge ha sadharan 1923 sali bandhala gelela ahe. Sadhya Mumbaitil pulanchi paristithi pahata apan swatahchya jababdarivar ya pulacha vapar karava.” Translated from Marathi, it says: “Beware! Beware! Beware! Message for conscious Mumbai residents — Tilak bridge was in-built 1923. Looking on the current state of bridges in Mumbai you can use this bridge at your individual possibility.”


Nerurkar was unfazed. “No issue if another offence is registered in opposition to us,” he stated. MNS baby-kisser Sandeep Deshpande known as the police action unlucky. “We were most effective alerting people on the potential of another cave in. Every one is aware of this can be a very outdated bridge and likewise in dilapidated situation. Instead of taking corrective measures, police are harassing MNS activist,” he stated.
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