Kerala HC orders police not to take coercive steps against Rajeev Chandrasekhar till Dec 14

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday directed the police not to take any coercive steps against Union Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar till December 14 in the two criminal cases in which he is accused of making statements promoting enmity between different groups.

The cases were lodged against him over his controversial social media posts following the blasts at a convention centre in Kochi during a prayer meeting of Christian religious group Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Justice C S Dias admitted Chandrasekhar’s pleas for quashing the FIRs against him and issued notice to the state seeking its stand in both matters.