FIR lodged against Raj Thackeray in Bihar

An FIR was lodged on Wednesday against Maharashtra Nav Nirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray in Bahera police station for initiating a case of sedition on the directions of a local court here.

Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Benipur, Banke Rajak said, "Ramlakhan Mishra alias Ramu had filed a complaint case in the court of addtional chief judicial Magistrate (ACJM) against Thackeray for initiating sedition case against him for allegedly killing north Indians."

Mishra, a resident of Chaugama village in Bahera police station, had alleged that Thackeray had unleashed a hate campaign against north Indians in October last year when students from Bihar had gone to Mumbai to appear in the examination. Several north Indians were killed and subjected to cruelty during the hate campign.

Benipur Sub-division ACJM Hari Dayal Patel on November 11, 2008 had directed the police to lodge an FIR under sections 115 (abetment of offence), 124 A (sedition) and 120 B (criminal conspiracy) of Indian Penal Code against Thackeray.

The complainant again approached the court when police did not adhere to court's directive in this regard. The court rebuked the police for not registering an FIR
despite its directions and directed it to lodge an FIR.