Days after Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Sharan Pumpwell defended the 2002 Gujarat riots, the police in Karnataka’s Tumakuru have registered a case against him.
The police said the case against Pumpwell has been registered at the Thilak Park police station in Tumakuru town under section 295 (a) (Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) of Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The case was registered after social activist Syed Burhan Uddin filed a complaint stating that the VHP leader was trying to create enmity among different religions through provocative speeches. He also said Tumakuru is a peaceful place and people like Pumpwell are trying to create a divide among the public based on religious lines.
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