The Maharashtra government today suspended two police officers, including a Superintendent of Police (SP), following the row over the arrest of two girls from Palghar for a Facebook post questioning the shutdown in Mumbai for Bal Thackeray's funeral.

SP (Thane rural) Ravindra Sengaonkar and senior police inspector Shrikant Pingle have been suspended in the case, state's Home Minister RR Patil told reporters.u00a0