Bombay High Court to listen to plea alleging threats to north Indians by Raj Thackeray, MNS

A felony writ petition has been filed on Thursday within the Bombay High Court towards the Maharashtra authorities, the Mumbai Commissioner of Police, the Election Commission, and MNS chief Raj Thackeray. The petition filed by Sunil Shukla, nationwide president of the Uttar Bhartiya Vikas Sena, a political occasion, alleges that he and the north Indian group in Maharashtra have been subjected to repeated incidents of hate speech, focused violence, and severe threats to their lives and liberty. 

“Over the previous few months, the petitioner has been subjected to grave threats, harassment, and bodily intimidation, purely due to his political id and advocacy for north Indian rights. The scenario has reached an alarming stage, with public calls to violence and precise bodily assaults following thereafter,” the plea learn. 

He cites a number of situations, together with an October 6, 2024, assault at his workplace in Andheri, allegedly by 30 MNS supporters, and a Gudi Padwa rally on March 30, 2025, the place Mr. Thackeray allegedly incited violence towards Hindi-speaking residents.  

Following the Gudi Padwa speech, the petition paperwork a number of incidents of violence towards Hindi-speaking people, together with a financial institution supervisor, a safety guard, and financial institution employees, which have been reported by varied information retailers in early April 2025. 

Mr. Shukla states that he has acquired quite a few threats, together with telephone calls and messages, to “remove” him. The petition additionally mentions threats acquired by means of telephone calls and messages in April 2025 by two MNS associates, Mahindra Manji Bhanushali and Avinash Anant Jadhav. 

The petition features a timeline of complaints filed by him with varied authorities, alleging a scarcity of motion. He has despatched electronic mail complaints to the DGP, the Commissioner of Police-Mumbai, the Home Minister, and the Governor of Maharashtra on October 9 and 16, 2024, the petition stated. He has additionally submitted a written grievance to the Chief Minister on October 17, 2024. 

He additionally despatched a grievance to the Governor, Union Home Minister, the Election Commission, the Maharashtra authorities, and the Commissioner of Police on July 10, 2025, expressing frustration over the dearth of motion. 

The petition states that after exhausting all cures and never receiving a reply, Mr. Shukla filed a Special Leave Petition earlier than the Supreme Court on April 15, 2025. The Supreme Court, in an order dated August 4, 2025, directed Mr. Shukla to method the Bombay High Court, resulting in the submitting of the current petition. 

The petition seeks police safety for the petitioner and his household and the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) towards Mr. Thackeray.