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Maharashtra govt seeking jailed cartoonist's release: Patil

Maharashtra Government today sought to distance itself from the row surrounding jailed cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, but said it was trying to seek the release of the artist who has been charged with sedition.

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Home Minister R R Patil told reporters here that his department has nothing to do with the complaint filed against Trivedi.u00a0

The Kanpur-based cartoonist was arrested by Mumbai Police on Saturday on the basis of a complaint, which alleged he posted seditious content on his website, filed in December by a member of Republican Party of India. A court had yesterday remanded him to police custody till September 16.

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