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Karnataka HC refuses to quash criminal case against MLA Jignesh Mevani

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April 27, 2019

Bengaluru, Apr 27: The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash a criminal case registered against Jignesh Mevani, Gujarat MLA, for allegedly giving provocative statement with an intent to cause riot during a programme in Chitradurga on April 6, 2018.

Justice Aravind Kumar passed the order on a petition filed by Mr. Mevani, who had claimed that the contents of his speech did not indicate any intention to cause riot as he had only commented on the failure of the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and never provoked the youth to disturb Mr. Modi’s rally scheduled to be held in Bengaluru later. Mr. Mevani was attending a programme organised by the Karnataka Komu Souharda Vedike.

The FIR against Mr. Mevani was registered based on a complaint by the Election Commission’s flying squad as the programme was organised when the code of conduct was in force for the elections to the Karnataka State Assembly.

The police had filed the chargesheet in June 2018. A magistrate court in Chitradurga had taken cognisance of offence against him in July 2018 and had issued summons.

While the court said that there is prima facie case to proceed against the petitioner under Section 153 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot) of Indian Penal Code, the court quashed the Section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of the IPC invoked against the petitioner.

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June 3,2020

Mangaluru, Jun 3: A banner that read "Veer Savarkar Flyover Pumpwell" surfaced on the sidewall of the Pumpwell flyover in Mangaluru on Tuesday night.

It is suspected that activists of Bajrang Dal put up the controversial banner. Though it was removed later, it sparked debates on social media and photos of it went viral.

The development comes amid the controversy over the naming of a flyover at Yelahanka in Bengaluru after Savarkar.

A Hindutva ideologue, Savarkar has tendered apology to British imperialists and pledged to support them following his arrest during India’s freedom movement.

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April 15,2020

Mumbai, Apr 15: A 35-year-old man, who worked as a priest in suburban Kandivali, allegedly committed suicide on Tuesday afternoon, hours after learning that lockdown to contain coronavirus has been extended.

The deceased was identified as Krishna Pujari, native of Udupi in Karnataka, who was attached to Durga Mata temple in Iraniwadi area of Sanjay Nagar.

Pujari, who lived with three other priests, was waiting for the lockdown to end as he wanted to go back to his hometown, a police official said.

When he learnt that the lockdown has been extended till May 3, he was terribly depressed and allegedly hanged himself in kitchen, the official added.

No suicide note has been found, he said.

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January 10,2020

Chikkamagaluru, Jan 10: At least 15 RSS activists protesting against the 16th Chikkamagaluru District Kannada Sahitya Sammelan at Sringeri were detained, Police said here on Friday.

The Sangh Parivar activists gathered near the entrance of the hall where the event was being held and started sloganeering against the election of the leftist Kalkuli Vittal Hegde as the president of the literary gathering. The police then interfered and detained several protesters to bring situation under control.

Despite protests from the right wing organisations, the event went ahead and began as per the schedule.

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