Mumbai Dance Bar Viral Video: Shiv Sena UBT Leader Vinayak Raut Files Police Complaint Over Clip ‘Defaming’ Aaditya Thackeray

Shiv Sena UBT leader Vinayak Raut on Friday, January 10, filed a police complaint alleging that a video of a raid at a dance bar is being falsely linked to party colleague Aaditya Thackeray, reported the news agency PTI quoting official.

The viral video was shot at a dance bar in Mumbai’s Andheri area. It shows a few women emerging from a cavity created inside the premises after police action. However, the text superimposed on the visual claims that the place is a “cafe” owned by Aaditya Thackeray, Raut said in his complaint.

Viral Video 'Defaming' UBT Leader Aaditya Thackeray

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Raut told the police that the content was intentionally created and shared on social media to defame Thackeray, a former Maharashtra minister, reported PTI. The cyber police of the Mumbai crime branch has initiated an inquiry into the video and further action is being taken, the official added.