Mumbai, April 9 (UNI)The Bombay High Court has directed Police Commissioners of Mumbai and neighbouring Mira Bhayandar city to personally review recordings and transcripts of alleged hate speeches delivered by MLA Nitish Rane, MLA Geeta Jain, and Legislator T Raja and inform the court if an FIR will be registered.
A division bench of Justice Revati Mohite-Dere and Manjusha Deshpande on Monday also directed the police to take necessary preventive action to ensure there is no communal disharmony and law and order situation on Ram Navmi on April 17.
The HC was hearing a petition by five residents of Mumbai and Mira Road, including Aftab Siddiqui seeking action against the MLAs for allegedly delivering hate speeches in January at Mira Road, Govandi, Ghatkopar, and Malvani.
If timely action was not taken against those who violate the law, the citizens would lose faith in the police, the bench observed.
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