Ashraf Salettur case: DYFI seeks justice, submits memorandum to Minister Khader
Mangaluru, Sept 12: Members of Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) District Committee submitted a memorandum to Minister UT Khader seeking justice to Ashraf Salettur, who was recently arrested over a Facebook post.
On social networking site Facebook, Ashraf had responded to a superstitious post regarding Kerala flood. Though the post was not illegal, the police had taken action against him. They had filed a sue motto complaint and registered a criminal case under section 153, 505, and 507. The police then threatened not to tell the truth in the court. Moreover, when the court granted bail to Ashraf, the Bunder police inspector Suresh Kumar issued a notice to cancel the bail by violating rules. Provide justice to Ashraf Salettur and take action against the guilty police officer by carrying out a thorough investigation, in this case, DYFI district secretary Santosh Bajal urged Minister UT Khader.
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Kantara mimicking case: HC extends interim relief given to actor Ranveer Singh till March 9
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka High Court on Monday extended the interim relief given to Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh till March 9, in a case related to mimicking a character from the movie, 'Kantara Chapter-1', and allegedly mocking a deity.
The actor had approached the High Court seeking the quashing of the FIR against him for mimicking Rishab Shetty's role as 'Chavunda' deity in the movie.
While mimicking, Singh had called the deity a "ghost". The actor was asked to appear before the court in person on Monday.
Appearing on behalf of the actor, his counsel Sajjan Poovayya said Singh was stuck in London and was unable to reach Bengaluru due to the conflict in West Asia.
The complainant, who is a lawyer, alleged that his religious sentiments were hurt by calling the deity a ghost. On the directions of a local Court, the police registered a case against the actor.
The High Court on February 24 granted interim relief to the actor with directions to the police not to take any coercive steps against him.
