Hindustani Bhau violates lockdown rules to protest HSC exams and fees, arrested
The Shivaji Park Police have re gistered a case of disobedience of orders promulgated by a public servant against Vikas Fhatak alias Hindustani Bhau and four others in connection to protesting, demanding the gover nment to cancel all exams for students on Saturday after noon. While police booked and arrested Fhatak, they had also detained 31 others present for the protest and left them after issuing a notice under the Bombay Police Act.
On Friday, Fhatak had posted a video on his Twitter account, claiming that he will be staging a protest at Shivaji Park on Saturday, demanding the gover nment to cancel all examinations of the students amid the COVID-19 outbreak. When police lear nt that Fhatak had reached Shivaji Park in an ambulance at 12.30 pm to avert all checkpoints during curfew hours, prohibiting movement of people unless in an emergency or essential service, they sent a team to control the situation.
Fhatak, a for mer reality show contestant, was arrested for leading a protest to cancel the 12th board exams and waive of f fees during the COVID-19 pandemic, claiming that he was doing this for the sake of children and their safety. He was taken to the Shivaji Park police station and then booked under relevant sections of the IPC and arrested on Saturday, said Chaitanya S, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations). All accused were issued notice and let off, added police.