A 40-year-old Thane resident was allegedly thrashed by the supporters of Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Jitendra Awhad for posting abusive comments against the minister on social media. Awhad, who had opposed Prime Minister Modi's appeal to switch off lights on Sunday, was criticised on social media by many. The Thane man, however, allegedly went on to post objectionable photographs of Awhad after which the politician's supporters visited his home with two constables and took him to the minister's residence where he was allegedly thrashed.

According to the complainant, Awhad called the call for 'lights-off' "foolishness" in a TV debate. After watching it, the Thane man, a civil engineer, in his social media post called Awhad a fool and shared some objectionable photographs of the minister in another social media post.