<p>The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officials, on Saturday, arrested a 57-year-old journalist with a Delhi-based Hindi and English magazine for sharing a forged letter of M B Patil on the Lingayat issue with Postcard News portal editor.</p>.<p>Based on a complaint lodged by M B Patil, president, BLDE Society, also Home minister, a case was registered in April in Adarsh Nagar under several sections of the Representation of People Act.</p>.<p>The case was then transferred for further investigation to the CID on the orders of DG and IGP, on the same day.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>During Assembly, LS polls</strong></p>.<p>Investigation revealed a forged letter in the name of M B Patil was circulated in social media and published in a Kannada daily on May 12, 2018 - the day of polling for Assembly elections, and again on April 16, 2019, two days before the first phase of polling in Lok Sabha election in the state.</p>.<p>During the course of investigation, the police found involvement of journalist S A Hemanth Kumar, a special correspondent with Uday India, a Delhi-based English and Hindi magazine, and arrested him.</p>.<p>He is a resident of Basaveshwaranagar in Bengaluru and was picked up based on credible evidence corroborated by oral statement, the police said.</p>.<p>He has been produced before a court which granted police custody until April 30 for further investigation. Taking strong exception to the journalist’s arrest, senior BJP leaders met DG-IGP and submitted a memorandum seeking release of Hemanth Kumar, on Saturday.</p>
<p>The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officials, on Saturday, arrested a 57-year-old journalist with a Delhi-based Hindi and English magazine for sharing a forged letter of M B Patil on the Lingayat issue with Postcard News portal editor.</p>.<p>Based on a complaint lodged by M B Patil, president, BLDE Society, also Home minister, a case was registered in April in Adarsh Nagar under several sections of the Representation of People Act.</p>.<p>The case was then transferred for further investigation to the CID on the orders of DG and IGP, on the same day.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>During Assembly, LS polls</strong></p>.<p>Investigation revealed a forged letter in the name of M B Patil was circulated in social media and published in a Kannada daily on May 12, 2018 - the day of polling for Assembly elections, and again on April 16, 2019, two days before the first phase of polling in Lok Sabha election in the state.</p>.<p>During the course of investigation, the police found involvement of journalist S A Hemanth Kumar, a special correspondent with Uday India, a Delhi-based English and Hindi magazine, and arrested him.</p>.<p>He is a resident of Basaveshwaranagar in Bengaluru and was picked up based on credible evidence corroborated by oral statement, the police said.</p>.<p>He has been produced before a court which granted police custody until April 30 for further investigation. Taking strong exception to the journalist’s arrest, senior BJP leaders met DG-IGP and submitted a memorandum seeking release of Hemanth Kumar, on Saturday.</p>