Man held in Mangaluru for derogatory posts on Daivaradhane

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The Mangaluru City police arrested a man on Saturday for allegedly posting derogatory posts on Daivaradhane and women, using a fake Twitter account.

According to Commissioner of Police Kuldeep Kumar R Jain, the arrested is Shivaraj H K (37), who hails from Amruthahalli in Bengaluru. The arrested has been produced before the seventh JMFC Court in Mangaluru.

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The Tulunadina Daivaradane Samrakshana Yuva Vedike had submitted a complaint to CEN station in Mangaluru against an unknown person for posting derogatory posts regarding the Daivaradhane, along with obscene pictures of women. Following the complaint, the police booked a case under Section 67 of the IT Act and IPC Sections 153 (A) and 505 (2).