A court here in
Maharashtra has remanded
Marathi
actor
Ketaki Chitale
in judicial custody till June 7 in the SC/ST Act case. Now, as per the latest update, a
Magistrate
court in Thane has rejected the bail plea of Marathi actor
Ketki Chitale
.
Chitale (29), a film and TV actress, was arrested by the Thane police on May 14 over the post she allegedly shared on her Facebook page.
Earlier, cases were also registered against the actor in Mumbai, Akola and Dhule districts in connection with the online post.
The post shared by Chitale, which was in verse form, was purportedly written by someone else.
The cases at these police stations were registered under various Indian Penal Code (
IPC
) sections, including 500 (defamation), 501 (printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory), 505 (2) (making, publishing or circulating any statement, rumour or report promoting enmity, hatred or ill will between classes) and 153 A (spreading disharmony among people), police said.