The Mumbai police finally arrested Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) party chief Raj Thackeray under different sections of IPC for promoting enmity between communities.
The police had earlier filed an FIR against the MNS chief under Section 153 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot), 153A (promoting enmity between groups on the basis of places of birth, residence etc) 153D (assertions prejudicial to national integration) and 117 (abetting the commission of any offence by the public) of the IPC.
All of these charges are cognizable and non-bailable offences.
A Mumbai police team, comprising 16 top police officers and over 200 personnel, arrived at Raj Thackeray's residence at around 1230 hrs IST on Wednesday and arrested Raj at about 1618 hrs IST even as police and paramilitary forces maintained tight security around the city in anticipation of a possible backlash by MNS workers.
One battalion of Rapid Action Force and three strike force of State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) guarded the police team.
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