The arrest was carried out under section 151 of the CrPC. Subsection (3) of section 151, as amended for the state of Maharashtra, allows for the arrest of a person on the basis of the apprehension that he is likely to pursue a plan to commit or is likely to commit a recognizable offense after his release. and that the circumstances of the case are such that his presence in police custody is required. Police said the arrests were prohibitive in nature and the duo were released after a warning.
Police said businessman Prathmesh Chavan approached Colaba police on Monday and filed a complaint that some children were using the Pakistan I Day celebration as their Instagram status and that this may lead to community tension. The Colaba police ATS located the children on Monday night and placed them under preventive arrest.
The police checked their phones, took a screenshot and seized them. Police said they called their parents and let the children out after a warning. They have been prohibited, for the moment, from circulating in the surroundings.
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