Davanagere: KTJ Nagar police in Davanagere city booked Shivakumar Kurudi Mutt under the Disaster Management Act 2005, for social media posts on Covid-19, that could cause panic and spread hate.
On May 1, Kurudi Mutt had posted posted on Facebook that 1 lakh jihadis are living in Azadnagar, Bhashanagar, Jalinagar, Bhagatsinghnagar and Vinobhanagar areas of Davanagere city, and that Davanagere would become a burial ground soon. He urged Hindus to be cautious about the Covid-19 outbreak. The accused was produced before the taluk magistrate on Tuesday, and warned not to put up such posts again.
After getting a declaration from the accused, he was release on a Rs 5 lakh bond.
On May 1, Kurudi Mutt had posted posted on Facebook that 1 lakh jihadis are living in Azadnagar, Bhashanagar, Jalinagar, Bhagatsinghnagar and Vinobhanagar areas of Davanagere city, and that Davanagere would become a burial ground soon. He urged Hindus to be cautious about the Covid-19 outbreak. The accused was produced before the taluk magistrate on Tuesday, and warned not to put up such posts again.
After getting a declaration from the accused, he was release on a Rs 5 lakh bond.
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