Bengaluru police places Puneeth Kerehalli under preventive arrest

Bengaluru: Bengaluru police on Wednesday placed Hindutva activist Puneeth Kerehalli under preventive arrest, stating that he had refused to desist from criminal, communal and anti-social activities. 

A police statement said Kerehalli had been accused in 14 serious cases and had persistently engaged in criminal activities. 

On Wednesday, the Basavanagudi police booked him under Section 127 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and produced him before the Special Executive Magistrate, Bengaluru South. 

He was asked to submit an undertaking that he would not engage in criminal and anti-social offences as well as activities that disrupt public peace and communal harmony. However, following his refusal to give such an undertaking, the magistrate remanded him in judicial custody. 

A resident of KR Road in Bengaluru, Kerehalli runs Rashtriya Rakshana Pade, an obscure outfit that champions cow vigilantism.