Bengaluru woman booked for poster supporting Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam during youth protest
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A first information report was filed against an unidentified woman for holding a poster expressing support for jailed activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam during the youth protests at Bengaluru’s Freedom Park last week, the Deccan Herald reported on Tuesday.
On Friday, demonstrations were held in several parts of the country, including Congress-ruled Karnataka, in solidarity with the protests in Delhi against the alleged irregularities in the conduct of competitive examinations.
The FIR was filed on the complaint of Sub-Inspector Sulochana, who alleged that the woman was carrying a poster with slogans supporting Khalid and Imam, as well as purportedly abusive text about the Bengaluru Police, the Deccan Herald reported.
The woman had another poster expressing support for the transgender community, The News Minute reported.
The FIR accused the woman of displaying “provocative placards with the intention of inciting unrest and disturbing public peace”.
An unidentified official from Karnataka’s home department told The News Minute that the FIR was registered because of the purportedly abusive slogan about the police.
Earlier, an unidentified woman had claimed that a Bengaluru Police officer snatched a poster with the slogan “Free Umar Khalid” from her, The News Minute reported.
It is unclear whether the FIR has been registered against the same woman.
On Saturday, the police in Goa’s Panaji had detained two persons for holding a placard expressing support for Khalid during a demonstration held in solidarity with the youth...