Court orders registration of case against Raj Thackeray

Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Manoj Kumar Singh of West Champaran district issued the order on a complaint filed by an advocate against the chief of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena.

The CJM ordered the town police station to register a case against Thackeray under CRPC 156 III (police officer's power to investigate cognisable case).

The lawyer alleged that the MNS chief through his provocative statement threatened the national unity and integrity.