Derogatory remarks against Home Minister in social media, Karkala resident held

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Sudhir Bangera, 48, of Karkala successful  Udupi territory  was arrested by Karkala Town Police connected  Sunday, for his alleged remark  derogating Home Minister Priyank Kharge.

Sudhir Bangera, 48, of Karkala successful Udupi territory was arrested by Karkala Town Police connected Sunday, for his alleged remark derogating Home Minister Priyank Kharge. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

A 48-year-old nonmigratory of Karkala was arrested by Karkala Town Police successful Udupi territory connected Sunday for allegedly making derogatory remark against Home Minister Priyank Kharge done a societal media post.

In a ailment to Karkala Town Police, 1 Suresh Chetanahalli said helium saw connected Sunday a station connected Namma Karla Facebook account. The station had representation of the Home Minister and besides the Minister’s connection that the RSS volition not beryllium allowed to dispersed communalism successful his 2 years stint arsenic Home Minister. To this post, 1 Sudhir Bangera made derogatory remark against Mr. Kharge.

Mr. Chetanahalli alleged that Bangera’s remark has imaginable to make communal hatred. He has besides insulted the Dalit assemblage to which Mr. Kharge belonged.

The Karkala Town constabulary registered his compliant for offences nether Sections 351(3) (criminal intimidation), 353(2) (statements conducing to nationalist mischief) and 196 (promoting enmity betwixt antithetic groups connected grounds of religion) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and Section 33(1)(R)(U) of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

Bangera was arrested and produced earlier the jurisdictional magistrate connected Sunday, the constabulary said successful a property release.

Published - June 07, 2026 10:11 p.m. IST

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