The Executive Editor of a Shiv Sena mouthpiece was arrested on Monday on the charge of inciting communal disharmony, a senior police offical said.

"We have arrested him (Prem Shukla, Executive Editor of Dopaharka Saamna) for writing an article which spreads communal hatred," Deputy Commissioner of Police D M Phadtare said here.

In its edition on Saturday, the eveninger had reportedly carried an article hurting the sentiments of a particular community.