Udupi Police under fire for not registering case against Rashmi Samant's false claims
Police have booked YouTube channel, one user for spreading fake news on Udupi incident
Udupi: The District Police is facing criticism for not registering a case against self-proclaimed Hindu rights activist Rashmi Samant for spreading fake news related to the viral video of a student in a Udupi college restroom.
The Malpe Police sub-inspector has taken the initiative and filed an FIR against the administration of Nethra Jyothi Paramedical College and three students allegedly involved in the incident. Additionally, cases have been registered against One India YouTube Channel for disseminating fake news, as well as against one social media user who shared it. However, Rashmi Samant has not been booked in the case, prompting questions from the public about the reason behind this omission.
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Rashmi had tweeted on her account that the three accused students, who were Muslims, had placed hidden cameras in female restrooms at their college to record hundreds of unsuspecting Hindu girls. She further claimed that the recorded videos and photos were circulated within community WhatsApp groups by the perpetrators.
Let me tell you, many of the girls who were featured in the videos are depressed and disturbed to the extent that they are contemplating self-harm/suicide. Yet, this issue is not being condemned with the severity it deserves.
— Rashmi Samant (@RashmiDVS) July 23, 2023
If you have one last bone of conscience left in you, talk about what happened to the Hindu girls in Udupi so that they don't dare to mess with our girls again.
— Rashmi Samant (@RashmiDVS) July 23, 2023
In response, Udupi SP Hakay Akshay Macchindra called a press conference to address the case and declared Rashmi's claims as false. He clarified that the accused students and the student in the restroom were acquaintances and that the video was filmed as a prank. The police found no evidence of hidden cameras in the restroom, refuting Rashmi's claim.
As the incident gained communal undertones due to Rashmi's tweets, the police debunked this notion as well. SP Macchindra emphasized that the student in question was neither harassed nor blackmailed by the accused or anyone else. Furthermore, the claim made by Rashmi regarding the mental state of several girls due to similar incidents was contradicted by the local police, who stated that the incident was isolated and involved only one girl. The college chairperson also confirmed that no such incident had occurred before in the college, labeling Rashmi's claims as baseless.
Rashmi Samant, a native of Udupi district, had faced previous controversies due to her social media posts being labeled anti-Semitic, racist, and transphobic. Consequently, she was forced to resign from her position as President of the Oxford University Students Union within just five days of her election in 2021.
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Mangaluru: Bajpe police arrests young man for alleged derogatory posts against police
Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
