The Mumbai police on Wednesday arrested Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and former city mayor Datta Dalvi for allegedly making objectionable remarks against Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, an official said.
During a probe, the police found that a meeting was organised on Sunday by the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) in suburban Bhandup, where Dalvi allegedly made some objectionable remarks against Shinde, the Bhandup police official said.
On that basis, an FIR was registered against Dalvi under various Indian Penal Code sections, including 153 (a) (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc.), 153 (b) (imputations and assertions prejudicial to national integration), 294 (obscene acts and songs) and 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace).
He was arrested in the Bhandup area on Wednesday, the official said.
An investigation was underway into the case.
