The accused was identified as Mayur N Borale, who claims to be affiliated with the Thane unit of the Congress

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New Delhi, December 22

The Mumbai Police have booked a man for allegedly putting up a derogatory social media post against Maharashtra BJP vice-president Prasad Lad and his family.

The  accused was identified as Mayur N Borale, who claims to be affiliated with the Thane unit of the Congress. 

The police have registered two FIRs whereas more FIRs are likely to be registered across the state.

The police stated that on December 4 and 20, Borkar put up a derogatory post on Facebook against the member of Legislative Council and his mother.

Borale was booked under section 500 (defamation) of the Indian Penal Code along with section 67 (publishing depraved content) of the Information Technology (IT) Act.