Public TV head H R Ranganath, host Arun Badiger to be booked under non-bailable offense
Bengaluru: The court has issued a notice to the police to book Public TV head H R Ranganath and host Arun Badiger under non-bailable offense.
The notice was issued in light of a Big Bulletin episode titled “Vidyadeguladalli Dharma Yuddha”, which was broadcasted earlier on 3 February, in which the two alleged that, “This is India. India was originally created as a Hindu Rashtra.”
These allegations were accused of hurting the religious sentiments of Indian Muslims while breaking national integrity by use of prejudices. In this backdrop, a private case was filed against the two by Bandenawaz Gogi in the Additional Judicial Bailiff, Shahapur.
Taking into account the argument of the complainant’s lawyer, Mohammed Gouss, the court has directed the Gogi Police to file an FIR against the two under Sections 153(b), 505(1)(b)(c) and 505(2) of the Indian Penal Code.
“The statement made by Public TV head H R Ranganath and host Arun Badiger who claimed that India was created on the basis of Hindu Rashtra aims to incite hatred and enmity between the two communities in a democracy,” said the complainant’s lawyer Mohammed Gouss in his argument, and added that the complaint was lodged on the basis of these claims.
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Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 12 runs
New Delhi, Apr 13 (PTI): Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 12 runs in their IPL match here on Sunday.
Sent in to bat, Tilak Varma hit a 33-ball 59 to power Mumbai Indians to 205 for five.
Ryan Rickelton (41 off 25 balls), Suryakumar Yadav (40 off 28 balls) and Naman Dhir (38 off 17 balls) also made useful contributions.
In reply, DC were all out for 193 in 19 overs, despite Karun Nair's 40-ball 89.
Karn Sharma (3/36) claimed three wickets, while Mitchell Santner (2/43) took two wickets.
For DC, Vipraj Nigam (2/41) and Kuldeep Yadav (2/23) snapped two wickets each, while Mukesh Kumar (1/38) took one.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indians: 205 for 5 in 20 overs (Tilak Varma 59; Kuldeep Yadav 2/23, Vipraj Nigam 2/41).
Delhi Capitals: 193 all out in 19 overs (Karun Nair 89; Karn Sharma 3/36).
