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Police register Suo motu case against Jagadish Karanth

Published On : 22 Sep 2017   |  Reported By : canaranews network


Puttur: The town police have registered a Suo motu case against regional organizing secretary of Hindu Jagran Vedike (HJV), Jagadish Karanth. The police decided to register Suo motu case against Karanth after studying in detail the footage of the video of the event recorded by them.

Karanth has been booked under section 153 of Indian Penal Code. He has been accused of threatening a government servant, inciting enmity between religions, deriding of religion, slanderous remarks against religion etc.

Accusing Karanth of making defamatory utterances about the religious affiliation of government official, Abdul Khader, SDPI had held protest meeting in the town. K Aziz from Kabaka had requested the police to register case against Karanth, accusing the latter of identifying Abdul Khader by the religion to which he belongs, and launching vilification tirade against the officer with the use of derisive words.

 







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