Shaheen Dhada

Cop suspended after Facebook row, skips award ceremony

Mid-Day.com | Thursday January 10, 2013

The suspension of former Thane Rural Superintendent of Police Ravindra Sengaonkar following the arrests of Shaheen Dhada and Rini Srinivasan for their Facebook comments after Bal Thackeray's demise came back to haunt him when the President's Medal wa...

Girls embroiled in Facebook controversy invited by IIM Ahmedabad

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday December 13, 2012

Shaheen Dhada and her friend Renu, who were at the centre of a controversy related to their Facebook post after Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's death, have been invited by the prestigious IIM-A to interact with students.

Never said Gujarat safer than Maharashtra: Father of girl arrested for Facebook post

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Tuesday December 11, 2012

Farukh Dhada, father of Shaheen Dhada, the girl who was arrested last month by over her Facebook post, has spoken out against what he says is Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's misrepresentation of their views on comparative law and order in Guja...

Supreme Court asks Maharashtra to explain Facebook arrests

Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Friday November 30, 2012

The Supreme Court has asked the Maharashtra government to explain why two young women there were arrested for their posts on Facebook last week. The arrests were made under a contentious internet law whose vague wording makes it easy to misuse - it ...

Be careful on Facebook, says Maharashtra girl who was arrested

Edited by Samira Shaikh | Friday November 30, 2012

Last week, Rinu Srinivasan was arrested for liking a post by her friend on Facebook. Shaheen Dhada had questioned the shutdown of Mumbai when Shiv Sena president Bal Thackeray died; Rinu liked that comment.

Chief Justice of India's strong comments against Facebook arrests

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Thursday November 29, 2012

Shreya Singhal from Delhi has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that describes Section 66(A) of the IT Act as unconstitutional. "I feel it is a violation of free speech, it hasn't been updated, and people are using it wrongly," Ms Singhal told...

Supreme Court accepts student's petition challenging Section 66(A)

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Thursday November 29, 2012

The arrest of two young women from Maharashtra for their Facebook posts has led to a national debate over Section 66A of the IT Act.

Blog: Will be back on Facebook in January, says girl arrested after post on Bal Thackeray

As told to Amit Chaturvedi from ndtv.com | Wednesday November 28, 2012

Shaheen Dhada, the girl arrested for a post on Facebook against the Mumbai bandh after Bal Thackeray's funeral, speaks about the incident. This is her blog as told to NDTV's Amit Chaturvedi.