{
  "id": 18024853,
  "title": "Sanatan Sanstha Alleges Police Harassment Of Members, Claims 20 Cases Of Unauthorised Inquiries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/sanatan-sanstha-alleges-police-harassment-of-members-claims-20-cases",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T20:58:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/sanatan-sanstha-alleges-police-harassment-of-members-claims-20-cases-of-unauthorised-inquiries"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sanatan Sanstha, a Hindu organization, has accused the police of harassing its members through unauthorized inquiries, with callers impersonating police officers, Cyber Cell personnel, and Anti-Terrorism Squad officials. The organization alleges that members have received threatening calls and been summoned to police stations for questioning regarding events held nearly one-and-a-half years ago. Sanatan Sanstha's national spokesperson, Abhay Vartak, demanded that Maharashtra's Director General of Police (DGP) investigate the matter and halt the inquiries targeting innocent, spiritual seekers. Another organization, Hindu Vidhijna Parishad, suggested the inquiries might be politically motivated. In Pune, one member was questioned about an event organized in May 2025, which the spokesperson described as harassment. If the harassment continues, they threatened to take legal action. Additionally, representatives of the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti met with the Director General of the ATS and Solapur Superintendent of Police to lodge a representation. The ATS denied any investigation involving the organizations but alleged that a member was told to pay a fine for refusing to appear at a police station. The organizations claim at least 20 instances of members being summoned to police stations, primarily in Pune, Solapur, and Pandharpur. They accused the police of focusing more on questioning their members about past programs rather than enforcing law and order in the state.",
  "summary": "Mumbai, November 3, 2026: Sanatan Sanstha, a Hindu organisation, has alleged that its members and associates are being subjected to unauthorised police inquiries, with callers claiming to be police officers, Police Patils, Cyber Cell personnel and Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) officials summoning them to police stations for questioning about events held nearly one-and-a-half years ago. Addressing…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}