Udupi Police Detain Mahesh Shetty Thimarody

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• udupi police detained activist Mahesh shetty Thimarody on August 21 for alleged derogatory comments about BJP national general secretary B.L. Santosh.
• Notices were issued to Mr. Thimarody twice, asking him to appear before the inquiry officer regarding a complaint registered under Sections 353(2) (statements conducing to public mischief) and 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. He reportedly ignored these notices.
• A team from Brahmavar police took him into custody from his house near Ujire,citing his status as a “repeat offender.” Upon arrival, supporters gathered in large numbers at mr. Thimarody’s residence.
• the activist refused to use the police vehicle and traveled in his own car accompanied by fellow activist Girish Mattannavar and a few supporters, escorted by Udupi police vehicles en route to the Brahmavar station around 11 a.m.
• According to Rajiv Kumar, president of Udupi Rural BJP Mandal, complaints were filed widely after Mr. Thimarody allegedly made defamatory remarks during an interview broadcast on Kudla Rampage’s YouTube channel targeting Mr. Santosh’s character.
• the case is linked to broader controversies surrounding activists making inflammatory statements related to Dharmasthala temple investigations into alleged mass burial cases.
• On August 20, Mr. Thimarody along with activists Girish Mattannavar and T.Jayanth were questioned late into the night by Belthangady Police in four separate cases involving an attack on media personnel at Ujire hospital on August 6.

Indian Opinion Analysis
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