{
  "id": 5594810,
  "title": "Instagram Reel Disrespecting Savarkar Sparks Complaint; Shivaji Park Police Register Case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/instagram-reel-disrespecting-savarkar-sparks-complaint-shivaji-park",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T15:47:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/instagram-reel-disrespecting-savarkar-sparks-complaint-shivaji-park-police-register-case"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai police have opened an investigation after receiving a complaint regarding an Instagram reel that some consider disrespectful to freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. The complaint was filed by Vikrant Sharad Acharekar, a 38-year-old resident of Mahim. The reel, posted on an Instagram news account named \"marathwada_update_24\" on September 1, features a man dressed in a manner reminiscent of Savarkar engaging in objectionable acts and gestures. The complainant alleged that the man was also seen licking black-colored shoes in the video. The Instagram profile responsible for the reel was identified as \"kyuandkya\". The Shivaji Park Police have registered a case against the alleged creator and those appearing in the video, with an investigation underway to identify the individuals involved.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: The Shivaji Park Police have registered a case following a complaint over an allegedly objectionable Instagram reel depicting freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in a disrespectful manner. According to the FIR, the complaint was filed by Vikrant Sharad Acharekar, 38, a resident of Mahim. According to his complaint, on September 1, he was at Shivaji Park in Dadar West when he came…",
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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."
}