Mahesh Vikram Hegde, founder of ‘Postcard News’, arrested

The Police took suo moto action on the post, ‘Honourable Chief Minister, just once, dare to send a bulldozer into the mosque of those who pelted stones at the Ganapati procession’

Mahesh Hedge

Mangaluru (Karnataka) – The Mudbidare Police have arrested Mahesh Vikram Hegde the founder of the web news site ‘Post Card’ for causing communal tension. In the post was shown a picture of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah with the caption below it saying, ‘Chief Minister send a bulldozer to mow down the masjid of those who pelted stones on the Ganesh Visarjan Procession’. The police took suo moto action and arrested him. The Police said that this action was taken as the post was put up with an intention of creating tension between two religious communities and instigating riots, and destroying the communal peace and harmony in the society.

Editorial Perspective

How many suo moto cases have been made by the Karnataka Police on Muslims who have stamped underfoot the Hindus religious sentiments ?