Man held for objectionable post on FB
The Free Press Journal|October 21, 2024
The Kolsewadi police arrested a former social media handler of ex-BJP MLA Ganpat Gaikwad for allegedly making objectionable comments about a 37-year-old woman on Facebook on October 19.
NK Gupta

The accused, Sushil Pattekar, 35, a resident of Kalyan East, had worked in Gaikwad's office but left two years ago. The woman, now handling Gaikwad's social media department, reported the incident after seeing the comments.

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