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Bengaluru College Warden Arrested Over Alleged Kannada Insults

Police acted after a viral video prompted BNS charges alleging promotion of linguistic enmity.

Overview

  • Bannerghatta police arrested Suresh P. V., the warden of AMC Engineering College’s boys’ hostel, following a complaint on January 5.
  • He was booked under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 196 and 352 and was remanded to judicial custody.
  • A video shared on social media purportedly captures him telling students, “If you want to speak in Kannada, do it at home,” and asserting control over their language use.
  • Students and pro-Kannada groups led by Yuva Karnataka Vedike’s Rupesh Rajanna held protests outside the campus demanding strict action.
  • Reports differ on the college’s disciplinary step, with The Hindu and The Indian Express saying he was dismissed and News18 noting no official termination statement.