Defaming Prophet: Bail to Santosh Thammaiah
Madikeri, November 13: Ponnampete JMFC and Civil Court on Tuesday granted bail to journalist Santosh Thammaiah who was arrested on charge of making derogatory statements against the Prophet.
After hearing the case, Judge Mohan Gowda reserved the verdict for twice. But in the evening, the Judge granted the bail. After getting surety of two persons, the judge ordered Santosh not to make hate and provocative speech and directed the police to release him.
Advocate G Krishnamurthy argued on behalf of Santosh.
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Five arrested in Kerala's Walayar for beating to death Jharkhand native
Palakkad (Kerala) (PTI): Five people have been arrested for allegedly beating to death a Jharkhand native on suspicion of theft near Walayar here a day ago, police said on Friday.
The arrests were formally recorded late Thursday night and all the accused have been booked for the offence of murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, an officer of Walayar police station said.
The deceased -- Ramnarayan Bhayar (31) -- was working as a labourer in the Walayar area.
According to police, Bhayar was attacked by a group of men on Wednesday evening, alleging that he was involved in a theft at Kizhakeattappallam near Walayar.
As per the FIR, the incident occurred before 7.40 pm, and the injured Bhayar was rushed to the Palakkad District Government Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Police said a detailed investigation was underway to ascertain the sequence of events leading to the incident.
