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Karnataka Activist Mahesh Shetty Timarodi Taken Into Custody Over Remarks About BJP’s B. L. Santosh

Police say he failed to appear despite two notices in a non-bailable case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

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Overview

  • An FIR at Brahmavara police station cites BNS Sections 196(1), 352 and 353(2) based on a complaint by Udupi Rural BJP mandal president Rajeev Kulal.
  • Udupi police escorted Timarodi from his Ujire residence after he skipped two summons, with officers describing him as a repeat offender.
  • Authorities imposed 24-hour prohibitory orders within 500 metres of the Brahmavara police station and set up barricades to manage supporters.
  • Bengaluru police moved to locate YouTuber Sameer MD in a related defamation probe involving videos on the Dharmasthala controversy.
  • Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar urged due process and evidence-based claims as tensions persist around the SIT investigation into alleged burials and the Sowjanya case.