Odisha police arrests youth for circulating derogatory messages against Hindu deities

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Jun 2, 2022 at 10:45 PM Updated On : Jun 2, 2022 at 10:52 PM

Umerkote: The police arrested a youth in Umerkote town of Nabarangpur district for allegedly disturbing the communal harmony by circulating objectionable messages through WhatsApp against a particular religion.

Deepak Das from Panaka Sahi in the town created a WhatsApp group in the name of Bhim Army and circulating derogatory messages on Hindu deities for past few weeks.

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Another youth, Raju saw the objectionable messages and informed his family members about the matter. Raju’s father lodged a written complaint at the Umerkote police station. Following the complaint, Deepak remained absconding.

Acting on a tip-off, the Umerkote police last night raided a place and arrested Deepak. The police forwarded Deepak to a court today, which rejected his bail plea and sent him to the Umerkote jail.

A case 212 Dated 30.05.2022 has been registered at Umerkote police station under Sec 341, 294, 506 and 295(a) of CrPC.