New Delhi: A day after a former Navy officer was attacked in Mumbai, six people have been arrested so far in connection, Mumbai Police said on Saturday.
All the six accused were arrested by the Mumbai police overnight after an FIR was registered in connection with thesincident.
Speaking to ANI on Friday, Madan Sharma, the former Navy officer said that he was attacked after he forwarded a message on WhatsApp.
“Eight to ten persons attacked and beat me up today after I received threatening calls for a message that I had forwarded. I have worked for the nation my entire life. A government like this should not exist,” Sharma said.
Dr Sheela Sharma, daughter of the former officer said that he was attacked by people from the Shiv Sena after the received threats for forwarding a message on Whatsapp.
#ShivSena goons thrash Navy veteran for WhatsApp forward mocking #UddhavThackeray@ShivSena @rautsanjay61 @CMOMaharashtra
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— Newsroom Post (@NewsroomPostCom) September 11, 2020
“My father received threats for forwarding a message. A number of people from the Shiv Sena attacked him. Later, the police came to our residence and insisted on taking my father with them. We’ve registered an FIR,” she said.
#WATCH My father received threats for forwarding a message. A no. of ppl from Shiv Sena attacked him.Later,police came to our residence & insisted on taking my father with them.We’ve registered FIR: Sheela Sharma,daughter of former Navy officer who was attacked in Mumbai. (11.09) pic.twitter.com/SolGWw7Nyh
— ANI (@ANI) September 12, 2020
Reacting to the incident, BJP and opposition leader in Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis had expressed shock and appealed to the state’s Chief Minister to take action against the accused.
