Two people have been arrested in connection with issuing death threats to the Special Bench judges of the Karnataka High Court who recently upheld the state government’s order banning hijab inside the classroom stating that it was not an essential practice in Islam. Kovai Rahamathulla was arrested from Tirunelveli, S.Jamal Mohammad Usmani was taken into custody from Thanjaur.
The arrests were made after multiple complaints against the accused in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Police sources said that several persons have been booked in this connection.
While Kovai Rahamathulla was arrested from Tirunelveli, S. Jamal Mohammad Usmani was taken into custody from Thanjaur. Both the arrests took place on Saturday night.