A 34-year-old man was detained today for allegedly posting abusive comments on NCP chief Sharad Pawar and his MP daughter Supriya Sule, the police said.
Police detained Walchand Geete, a resident of Surendra Nagar in Dhantoli area of the city, for allegedly posting objectionable and abusive comments on Pawars by tagging their twitter accounts, an officer said.
A complaint regarding the abusive tweets was received by Nandanvan Police in the city on November 16, the officer said without elaborating.
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The tweets were posted on November 15 between 11.37 P.M and 11.50 P.M.
A case was registered against Geete under various sections of the IPC and under Information Technology Act.
"On the basis of the complaint received, Geete was called to the police station. He was questioned today and then allowed to go," Nandanvan police station senior inspector Manik Nalavade said.
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