Hijab row: Why Kannada actor Chetan Kumar has been arrested
2 years, 10 months ago

Hijab row: Why Kannada actor Chetan Kumar has been arrested

Hindustan Times  

Kannada actor and activist Chatan Kumar, also known as Chetan Kumar Ahimsa, has been arrested amid the ongoing hijab row in Karnataka allegedly for his objectionable tweet against a high court judge who is hearing the hijab case. Kannada actor Chetan Kumar Ahimsa has been arrested for a tweet criticising Justice Krishna Dixit. The old tweet of the actor posted on June 27, 2020 said, "This week KA High Court Justice Krishna Dixit granted pre-arrest bail to rape-accused Rakesh B claiming ‘it is unbecoming of indian woman to sleep after rape; that is not way women react when they are ravished.’ What’s ‘unbecoming’ is 21st c misogyny of this judiciary Dixit fossil." As the hijab row hearing is going on, ChetFebruary 16 replugged his old tweet and wrote, "This is a tweet I wrote nearly two years ago regarding a Karnataka High Court decision.

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Kannada actor Chetan Kumar arrested after ‘Hindutva built on lies’ tweet
1 year, 9 months ago

Kannada actor Chetan Kumar arrested after ‘Hindutva built on lies’ tweet

Hindustan Times  

Kannada actor Chetan Kumar was arrested by the Seshadripuram police in Bengaluru on Tuesday after his tweet, stating that Hindutva is "built on lies" went viral. Kannada actor Chetan Kumar Ahimsa has been arrested over a complaint by a member of the Bajrang Dal. Chetan Kumar, also known as Chetan Kumar Ahimsa, is an activist who is known for posting …

Kannada actor Chetan Ahimsa arrested over controversial Hindutva tweet
1 year, 9 months ago

Kannada actor Chetan Ahimsa arrested over controversial Hindutva tweet

The Hindu  

Kannada actor Chetan Ahimsa has been arrested by the Seshadripuram police on Tuesday for allegedly posting controversial tweets on his Twitter account about Hindutva. Based on a complaint by one Shivakumar, the police charged Chethan under sections 295A and 505 of the IPC. Hindutva is built on LIES Savarkar: Indian 'nation' began when Rama defeated Ravana & returned to Ayodhya …

Karnataka Hijab Row: High Court Resumes Hearing, Advocate Blames Radical Organisation for Protests
2 years, 10 months ago

Karnataka Hijab Row: High Court Resumes Hearing, Advocate Blames Radical Organisation for Protests

News 18  

Karnataka Hijab Row: The Karnataka High Court has resumed hearing on the hijab controversy on Wednesday, February 23. The Karnataka government on Tuesday told the High Court that there is no restriction on wearing Hijab in India with reasonable restrictions subject to institutional discipline and dismissed the charge that denial to wear the headscarf was a violation of Article 15 …

Actor Chetan moves bail, orders on Friday
2 years, 10 months ago

Actor Chetan moves bail, orders on Friday

The Hindu  

Actor and activist Chetan Kumar A., who was arrested for posting critical remarks about a Karnataka High Court judge on Twitter, moved court on February 23 seeking bail. The police took suo motu action and arrested him on February 22 after the actor posted some tweets on the judge, Krishna Dixit, who is part of the three-judge bench hearing petitions …

Actor Chetan Kumar Arrested By Karnataka Police Over Tweet Against Judge Hearing 'Hijab Case'
2 years, 10 months ago

Actor Chetan Kumar Arrested By Karnataka Police Over Tweet Against Judge Hearing 'Hijab Case'

Live Law  

The Bangalore police on Tuesday evening arrested actor and activist Chetan Kumar A, for retweeting an old tweet which he had posted nearly two years ago, criticizing an order passed by Justice Krishna S Dixit in an alleged rape case, who is now part of the full bench hearing a batch of petitions related to the Hijab ban. That tweet …

Actor Chetan Kumar arrested for critical tweets on HC judge hearing hijab petition
2 years, 10 months ago

Actor Chetan Kumar arrested for critical tweets on HC judge hearing hijab petition

The Hindu  

Actor and activist Chetan Kumar A. was arrested by the Sheshadripuram police on Tuesday evening for a tweet where he made critical remarks against a Karnataka High Court judge who is part of the three-judge Bench hearing the petitions related to the hijab controversy. The actor’s wife, Megha, told The Hindu that though she was at home, she did not …

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