Popular Kannada film actor and activist Chetan Kumar A alias Chetan Ahimsa was arrested for allegedly making comments against a Karnataka High Court judge who is part of a bench hearing the petitions challenging the ban on hijab in educational institutions in Karnataka.
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His arrest came days after he participated in a protest march organized by pro-Dalit organizations. This case against him was registered suo motto. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) MN Anucheth said he was charged under sections 505 (2) and 504 of the IPC.
The reason is this tweet, that he retweeted.
On June 27, 2020, he had tweeted, “This week KA (Karnataka) High Court Justice Krishna Dixit grantd (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 (century) misogyny of this judiciary Dixit fossil.”
He retweeted this and wrote, “This is a tweet I wrote nearly two years ago regarding a Karnataka High Court decision. Justice Krishna Dixit made such disturbing comments in a rape case. Now this same judge is determining whether #hijabs are acceptable or not in govt schools. Does he have the clarity required?”
The Dalit activists gathered in front of Sheshadripuram police station demanding answers as Chetan was taken into custody. Chetan’s wife Megha S who was near Sheshadripuram police station said, “I came to Sheshadripuram police station but they did not share any kind of information for more than four hours. They have just taken him from the home without even informing me despite I was inside house.”
