Case booked against Sharan Pumpwell for sharing objectionable post on social media

The VHP leader later deleted the post after learning that an FIR had been registered against him and appeared at Kadri police station for questioning.

Mangaluru: A case has been registered against Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Sharan Pumpwell for sharing an objectionable post on social media.

Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy C H said Sharan had deleted the post after learning that an FIR had been registered against him and later appeared at Kadri police station for questioning.

Pumpwell was served a notice to attend the investigation on Monday, he added.

Meanwhile, separate proceedings have been initiated to forfeit the bond he had executed earlier, the commissioner added.