New Delhi, July 20, 2022 (PPI-OT):The police in Kodagu district of the Indian state of Karnataka have arrested a Hindutva youth, Divin Devaiah, for posting derogatory messages about Hindu goddess Cauvery (Kaveri River, sacred river of southern India) and women through a fake account on Facebook.
The derogatory messages, which were posted through an account created in the name of Mohammad Ashfak, caused communal tensions in the area. Hindutva groups took up the issue and started targeting Mohammed Ashfak.
As per a Karnataka-based activist Mohammed Irshad, the Hindutva groups had made the photo of Mohammed Ashfak viral on social media and had demanded his arrest. Ashfak even received many threat calls. When he went to file a complaint on the matter, the police had initially made him stay at the local station for investigation.
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) even gave strike calls in the district which is considered the bastion of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Hindutva outfits. However, when the local police arrested Divin Devaiah, a resident of Kedamulluru in Virajpet taluk in Kodagu district, the Hindutva outfits withdrew their strike call.
Devaiha, through his fake account as Mohammed Ashfak, posted defamatory and insulting messages on goddess Cuavery, which the local Kodava community worships as their deity. He had also targeted women belonging to the Kodava community in his derogatory posts.
According to the Indian media, the local police had to take the help of the Mumbai police to crack the case. The Mumbai police had got the inputs from California City about the fake FB account and passed on the inputs to local police. After getting leads from the Mumbai police, the local police arrested Devaiha.
This is the second time when a Hindu youth in Karnataka has been arrested for posting objection remarks on social media through fake account of Muslim name. In March this year, Siddarooda Shrikanth had been arrested for making hate speeches against Hindus posing as Mushtaq Ali.
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