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Police book ex-minister and writer for castigating Lord RamThe minister had expressed her opinion at a recent symposium held here recently saying that Lord Rama, Lakshmana and Ravana in the Ramayana are not ideals. They are cruel.
Nrupathunga S K
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Davangere: Davangere police have registered a suo-motu case against former minister and writer BT Lalita Naik at the Extension police station here on charges of hurting religious sentiments.

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She had expressed her opinion at a recent symposium held here recently saying that Lord Rama, Lakshmana and Ravana in the Ramayana are not ideals. They are cruel.

Suo motu case has been registered under Section 299 (outraging religious sentiments), Section 353 (public insult) and Section 352 (intentional attempt to disturb the peace) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

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(Published 28 November 2025, 21:06 IST)