A day after she was arrested for sharing an objectionable and derogatory post on Facebook against NCP founder-President Sharad Pawar, a Mumbai magistrate’s court in Thane on Sunday remanded Marathi actress Ketaki Chitale in police custody till Wednesday.
Twenty-nine-year-old Ketki, who was arrested by the Thane Crime branch police from Kalamboli in Navi Mumbai on Saturday evening, was produced before a holiday court at Thane, which sent to police custody till May 18.
Though the objectionable Facebook post shared by the actress did not mention the NCP chief’s full name, it referred to him through his surname as Pawar and mentioned his age as 80 years. The FB post, which described Pawar as “a mosquito”, carried comments like "hell is waiting" and "you hate Brahmins". The tweet mentioned the name of Advocate Nitin Bhave.
Acting on a complaint lodged by one Swapnil Netke, the police had registered a case against Ketki under sections 500 (defamation), 501 (printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory), 505 (2) (making, publishing or circulating any statement, rumour or report promoting enmity, hatred or ill will between classes), 153 A (spreading disharmony among people) of the IPC.
Incidentally, Chitale has been booked under three FIRs by as many police stations in Thane, Pune, Pimpri.
Chitale, who is known for her controversial posts on social media, earned the wrath of the NCP women workers, who hurled ink at her while she was being taken to a police jeep at Kalmboli in Navi Mumbai.  Chitale was manhandled and some ink fell on her hand and clothes.
The post shared by Ketki was the second objectionable post against Pawar that has figured in the social media for the past few days. Earlier on May 11, one Nikhil Bhamre put out a camouflaged “death threat” against the NCP chief. The tweet read thus: Time has come for the ‘Gandhi’ of Baramati… And for Baramati to prepare a Nathuram Godse.... Baramati Uncle apologise”. The tweet was “liked” and “re-tweeted” by scores of twitter users.
Nikhil Bhamre ( 23), pharmacy student, was also arrested on Saturday for allegedly sharing objectionable social media posts about Pawar.
Bhamre  has also been booked under sections 153A, 500, 501, 504 (intentional insult to provoke breach of peace) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of IPC.