Mumbai Police has filed a 73-page charge sheet in a local court against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena – MNS Chief Raj Thackeray and 20 others for rioting and assaulting North Indian candidates who went in to appear for a Railway Recruitment examination last year. Mr. Raj Thackeray was arrested on October 21 but was granted bail the same day. All the accused have been charged under various sections of the IPC such as 142 for unlawful assembly, 144 for joining unlawful assembly with deadly weapons, 153 (A) for promoting enmity between different groups on various grounds and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony, 153(B) for imputations prejudicial to National Integration), and 506 for criminal intimidation. After handing over copies of the charge sheet to the accused, the Magistrate at the Bandra Court fixed September 13, 2010 as the next date of hearing in the case.<br/>
News On AIR | November 20, 2009 10:06 AM
Charge sheet filed against Raj Thackeray