Several Dalit and progressive organizations protested in Bengaluru against the actor’s arrest.
Several Dalit and progressive organizations protested in Bengaluru against the actor’s arrest.
Actor and activist Chetan Kumar A, who was arrested for posting critical remarks about a Karnataka High Court judge on Twitter, moved the court for bail on February 23. He has been kept in Central Jail Parappana Agrahara.
police took suo moto took action and arrested him on February 22 after the actor posted some tweets on Justice Krishna Dixit, who is part of a three-judge bench hearing petitions related to the hijab controversy.
His lawyer S. Balan told Hindu That the arguments on the bail application were completed in the 8th ACMM Court on 23 February and the magistrate had reserved the order for 24 February.
Several Dalit and progressive organizations protested against the actor’s arrest in Bengaluru. His wife Megha, who took part in the protest, alleged that the police kept her in the dark for several hours without disclosing the location of her husband or the case against him. “He is clearly being targeted for his activism, like anyone who is speaking out against the current regime. The answer is only to intensify our struggle.”
Chetan was booked under sections 505(2) of the Indian Penal Code for ‘statement causing or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between class’ and 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace). Both are non-bailable offenses and can carry up to three years in prison.
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