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VASCO: Mohammed Shareef Abdul Mandale, a resident of near water tank, New Vaddem was arrested by Vasco Police on Tuesday after he allegedly shared a controversial of Lord Shiva and a woman in dishabille clothing, sitting together and sharing food and alcohol with mouth on his Facebook account and making it viral on social media that sparked outrage among the local community. The post, originally from a page called “Satya Ki Khoj,” depicting an inappropriate image of Lord Shiva alongside a woman was shared by the accused on his face book account , which many perceived as offensive and disrespectful towards the Hindu deity.
The accused, Mohammad Shareef Mandale (son of Abdul Sattar Mandate) was arrested after a complaint that the image was deliberately shared with the intent to outrage religious sentiments and provoke communal disharmony
According to the Vasco police, the post featured an image of Lord Shiva and a woman in dishabille clothing, sitting together and sharing food and alcohol with mouth . The post depiction against Lord Shiva caused widespread anger and outrage among local Hindu communities whose religious sentiments were hurt since they worship Lord Shiva.
The Vasco police said that the accused also tried to provoke the people and also tried to disturb the communal harmony through the post by making it viral on social media
Upon receiving the complaint, Vasco Police swiftly registered an offence under relevant sections and arrested accused Mandale under sections 192, 196, and 299 of BNS 2023
PSI Rohan Madgaonkar of the Vasco police station is carrying out further investigation under the supervision of PI Kapil Nayak and the guidance of Mormugao DySP Salim Shaik