Police file suo moto case against Pramod Mutalik

Bengaluru: The police have filed a suo moto case against the Sri Rama Sene president Pramod Mutalik on his derogatory statements and hatred speeches delivered by him against the Pejawara Swamiji and the Ifthar koota held at Sri Krishna temple.

On Sunday, Mutalik had staged protest before the Gandhi Statue near Anand Rao Circle against the Ifthar koota held at Udupi Sri Krishna Temple on the eve of Ramzan. Mutalik had made derogatory remarks against the seer and had said that he and his supporters would spill blood if an Iftar party or Namaz was allowed in any temple.

Based on his speech, The police have registered a case under IPC Section 153 (a) — promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc, and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony, IPC 295 (a) – deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs, and IPC Section 506 for criminal intimidation.