In a shocking incident, a retired Indian Navy officer was attacked and beaten by nearly a dozen men allegedly from the Shiv Sena for posting a satirical photo of Maharashtra’s chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on a social media platform.
Veteran Madan Sharma, who lives in the Kandivali East Thakur Complex, was seriously injured and the entire incident was recorded on a closed-circuit television camera. The beating has caused a serious injury to Sharma’s eye. He said he received threatening calls about the message he had forwarded on a WhatsApp group.
The former Navy officer filed a complaint against Shiv Sena’s Kamlesh Kadam, his eight or ten associates at the Samta Nagar Police Station in Kandivali. A case has been registered against the thugs for assaulting Sharma, 65. Four people, including Shiv Sena’s Kamlesh Kadam, have been arrested so far, ANI said, citing Mumbai police.
अभिनेत्री कंगना राणावत के कार्यालय की तोड़फोड़ करके अपनी मर्दानगी दिखाने वाले सत्ताधारी शिवसेना ने अब सत्ता के मद में एक बुजुर्ग भूतपूर्व नौसेना अधिकारी मदन शर्मा को मारपीट करते हुए उनकी आंख को जबरदस्त चोट पहुंचाई है। मुख्यमंत्री घरबैठे तानाशाही चला रहे है। pic.twitter.com/qF2NVcIN55
– Atul Bhatkhalkar (@BhatkhalkarA) September 11, 2020
Speaking to the ANI news agency, Sharma said: “8-10 people attacked and beat me today after receiving threatening calls for a message I had sent. I have worked for the nation all my life. A government like this should not exist. . ”
His daughter, Dr. Sheela Sharma, said: “He received threats for sending a message. Several people from Shiv Sena attacked him. Later, the police came to our residence and insisted on taking my father with them. We have registered a FIR . “
Extremely sad and shocking incident.
The retired naval officer was beaten by thugs just because of a WhatsApp message.
Please stop this GundaRaj Hon Uddhav Thackeray ji.
We demand strong action and punishment from these bullies. https://t.co/g4fQ5xfPYz pic.twitter.com/p1vdP2P0m8– Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) September 11, 2020
The former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis, has expressed regret over the whole matter. On the microblogging site, Twitter, he posted a photo of Sharma and demanded “strong action and punishment.” He said: “Extremely sad and shocking incident. The retired naval officer was beaten by thugs just because of a whatsapp message. Please stop this GundaRaj Hon Uddhav Thackeray ji. We demand strong action and punishment of these thugs.”
Kandivali East constituency BJP MLA Atul Bhatkhalkar has vehemently criticized the entire incident and called for strict action against the culprits.
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