Karnataka: Two arrested for sharing hate posts on social media

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Udupi: The Brahmavar police arrested two people on the charges of sharing hate posts on social media.

According to the police, the arrested are Santhosh Kumar (56) from Varamballi in Brahmavar taluk and K Nagaraj (62) from Koteshwara in Kundapura taluk.

A case was registered against the duo at Brahmavar police station on January 29 for posting a video on social media that spread hatred between religions.

The case was registered under Sections 196 (1), 353 (2) and 3 (5) of the BNS. Under the guidance of Udupi DySP Prabhu DT and Brahmavar Circle Inspector Gopikrishna, Brahmavar police were successful in arresting the duo.