Man jailed over tweets against Uddhav Thackeray, son Aaditya gets bail after three weeks

After spending 21 days behind bars, Sameet Thakkar (30), who had allegedly posted inappropriate comments on social media platforms against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his son Aaditya, also a Cabinet minister, was granted bail by a local court on Monday.

The Nagpur resident, who was lodged at Taloja Central Jail in Navi Mumbai, was released around 3.30 pm on Tuesday.

Thakkar had on Monday approached the Supreme Court, where his counsel Mahesh Jethmalani contended that his fundamental rights were being violated and that he was paraded in the public with his face covered by the Nagpur Police.