<p>After Maharashtra police, it is now the turn of their Andhra Pradesh counterparts to arrest two youngsters for posting “inflammatory messages” on their Facebook pages.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The arrests were made in the communally sensitive Bhainsa town in Adilabad district. The two were taken into custody for posting offensive comments targeting Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi, who has since been arrested for his alleged hate speech.<br /><br />Police did not disclose the names of the arrested . “The arrests were made to prevent any untoward incident arising out of these Facebook messages,” the police said. <br /><br />Based on a complaint filed by a local MIM supporter, the police picked the youths on the grounds that their Facebook posts could hurt the sentiments of the Muslim community.<br /><br />In November last year, the arrest of two girls—Shaheen Dhada and Rinu Shrinivasan—at Palghar in Maharashtra had triggered widespread outrage across the country. The arrests were made after the girls had posted a comment criticising the November 18 shutdown of Mumbai following the death of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray.</p>
<p>After Maharashtra police, it is now the turn of their Andhra Pradesh counterparts to arrest two youngsters for posting “inflammatory messages” on their Facebook pages.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The arrests were made in the communally sensitive Bhainsa town in Adilabad district. The two were taken into custody for posting offensive comments targeting Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi, who has since been arrested for his alleged hate speech.<br /><br />Police did not disclose the names of the arrested . “The arrests were made to prevent any untoward incident arising out of these Facebook messages,” the police said. <br /><br />Based on a complaint filed by a local MIM supporter, the police picked the youths on the grounds that their Facebook posts could hurt the sentiments of the Muslim community.<br /><br />In November last year, the arrest of two girls—Shaheen Dhada and Rinu Shrinivasan—at Palghar in Maharashtra had triggered widespread outrage across the country. The arrests were made after the girls had posted a comment criticising the November 18 shutdown of Mumbai following the death of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray.</p>
