Belthangady Police arrest three in sedition case
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BJP activists staging a protest in Mangaluru on Thursday against Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) activists for shouting pro-Pakistan slogans outside a counting centre in Ujire, Belthangady taluk.
The Belthangady Police on Thursday arrested three persons in connection with a case of sedition registered against 15 activists of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) for shouting pro-Pakistan slogans outside the counting centre in Ujire on Wednesday.
The police gave the names of the arrested persons as Mohammed Harshad (22), Dawood (36) and Isaq (28), all residents of Pilichandi Kallu Kuvettu near Belthangady.
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The Belthangady police in Dakshina Kannada registered a case against a group of Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) activists on charges of raising pro-Pakistan slogans outside the counting centre in Ujire on Wednesday.
A 54-second video clip showing a group of people carrying flags of the SDPI and raising pro-Pakistan slogans went viral on social media in the afternoon. The slogans in support of Pakistan are heard amid the counting centre authorities making announcement regarding counting of votes related to Mundaje Gram Panchayat in Belthangady Taluk.
In a statement, Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police B.M. Laxmi Prasad said that the police have taken cognisance of the video clipping. A case was registered against 15 SDPI activists for offences under Sections 124 (A) (sedition) and 143 (unlawful assembly) of the Indian Penal Code. He has asked people to provide to the Police Control Room (9480805300) the videos that help in investigation of