Court rejects bail plea of Jamia shooter for his hate speech at Pataudi Mahapanchayath of VHP
Court said hate speeches harming country more than COVID pandemic
Gurugram: A Gurugram court on Friday rejected the bail application of Ram Bhagat Gopal popularly known as Ram Bhakt Gopal amongst right-wingers.
He is accused of delivering hate speech against minority communities at a Mahapanchayath organised by VHP against Love Jihad and religious conversion in Pataudi, Haryana.
The court came down hard on hardcore activists and hate mongers adding that hate speeches are causing more harm than COVID pandemic.
"Hate speech based on religion or caste has become fashion nowadays and police also seems to be helpless of dealing with such incidents. Such kind of people who are trying to create disharmony and imparting hatred amongst the common people are actually harming this country more than the pandemic," the order said.
The Court also observed that hate speech lays the groundwork for subsequent broader attacks including ostracism, segregation, deportation and in most extreme cases, genocide.
"Hate speech lays the groundwork for later, broad attacks on vulnerable that can range from discrimination, to ostracism, segregation, deportation, violence and, in the most extreme cases, to genocide. Hate speech also impacts a protected group's ability to respond to the substantive ideas under debate, thereby placing a serious barrier to their full participation in our democracy," the Court said.
While dismissing the bail plea, the Court said that the act of the accused amounts to hate speech and it can also lead to "destruction of our society".
"The act of the accused i.e. hate speech qua instigating abduction and killing of girls and persons of a particular religious community is itself a form of violence and such people and their inflammatory speeches are obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit. It leads to destruction of our society as people will fight based on religion," the order said.
Ram Bhagat was arrested earlier this month after a complaint was filed against him for instigating hate among communities at the said Mahapanchayath in Pataudi.
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Murder case accused dies in police custody due to 'illness'
Bengaluru (PTI): A 45-year-old murder case accused allegedly died due to illness while in police custody, police said on Thursday.
The deceased was arrested by the Mahalakshmi Layout police on April 28 in connection with a conspiracy to rob money and gold ornaments from a woman living alone by causing a fatal accident.
“In this case, one accused was arrested and produced before the court for further investigation, and police custody was obtained. On May 2, at around 2:00 a.m., the accused complained of stomach pain. He was immediately admitted as an inpatient atVictoria Hospital.
On May 5, at around 9:20 a.m., the doctors at Victoria Hospital informed that the accused had died after failing to respond to treatment,” police said in a release.
The accused had a history of long-term illness, it said. “While he was in police custody, he became unwell due to stomach pain and was admitted to Victoria Hospital for treatment. He died after failing to respond to treatment.”
According to police, against this person, three cases were registered at Seshadripuram Police Station, one at Mahalakshmi Layout Police Station, one at High Grounds Police Station, and one at Rajagopal Nagar Police Station.
Earlier, a rowdy sheet had been opened against him at Seshadripuram Police Station.
