A Bhayander labour contractor is on the run after morphing photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his social media account.

The posts on 23-year-old Mobeen Ahamad's Facebook page, in which Modi's face has been placed on animals, women and semi-clad men, was noticed by the BJP's local unit.

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BJP workers, along with Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) members, landed up at Ahamad's rented house in Ganesh Deval Nagar, Bhayander (W).

While Ahamad was away, one of his three roommates, Abdul Kalam, 17, who was at home, was allegedly thrashed by the workers. They dragged him to the Bhayander police station. Kalam pleaded ignorance about the posts and told police that the mob punched, kicked and slapped him, leaving him bruised.

Ramagya Yadav, the house owner, was called to the police station for information on Ahamad, which he was unable to provide.

The party workers submitted a letter to the police demanding action against Ahamad and the police deleted Ahamad's FB account.

While a case of house trespass, assault and threat has been registered against unknown people for assaulting Kalam, details of the offensive posts have been sent to the Thane public prosecutor for legal opinion, inspector Anil Kadam said.

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Sources said Ahamad, who has been in Bhayander for two years, had often morphed Modi's pictures and posted them on his account. The roommates told police that Ahamad was active on social media through his cell phone, which was switched off since Friday.

While the party denied assaulting Kalam, Vinod Shinde of the BJP Yuva Morcha demanded action against Ahamad.