Indian Muslims failed to confront injustice: VTR

October 17, 2011

Mangalore, October 17: The state government should apologise Peoples Democratic Party leader Abdul Nasir Madani, who is lodged in Bangalore Central Jail since past 14 months, and release him immediately and unconditionally, said 'Dalit Voice' editor V T Rajshekhar.

He was speaking after inaugurating Human Rights Protection conference demanding the release of Madani, organised by Karnataka Justice Forum here on Sunday.

Mr Shetty said that Madani was put behind bars only for political reasons although Karnataka police did not have any evidence to confirm the allegations against him.

Frustrated by the brutality of Brahminist oppression, Madani had waged a real 'Jihad'. In order to curb his democratic struggle, Brahminist minds joined their hands to send him to prison once again through false and baseless allegations, Mr Rajshekhar said.

He said that the act of BJP led Karnataka government to re arrest a person who was acquitted by court after spending nine long years in Coimbatore Central Prison for a crime not committed by him, is apparent violation of human rights. “The silence of Supreme Court, which was supposed to intervene in this matter, is also disheartening”, he added.

Stating that thousands of Muslims across the country have been subjected to violence and atrocity, the veteran journalist lamented that except in Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Muslims have failed to show resistance against the injustice. “Irony is that Gujarati Muslims are now supporting chief minister Narendra Modi, who is responsible for the killing of thousands of Muslims in 2002 riots”, he said.

If the people continued their silence over Madani's arrest, many Muslims in this country may face the fate of Madani, he warned.

Alhadi Ibrahim Thangal presided over the programme. Karnataka Komu Sauharda Vedike secretary K L Ashok, PDP working secretary Swami Varkalraj Thiruvananthapuram and PFI Karnataka branch president Ilyas Mohammed Thumbe were present among others.

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HC refuses to quash probe against Mangaluru WhatsApp admin over offensive posts

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February 1,2026

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash an investigation against a WhatsApp group administrator accused of allowing the circulation of obscene and offensive images depicting Hindutva politicians and idols in 2021.

Justice M Nagaprasanna observed that, prima facie, the ingredients of the offence under Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code were made out. “The offence under Section 295A of the IPC is met to every word of its ingredient, albeit prima facie,” the judge said.

The petitioner, Sirajuddin, a resident of Belthangady taluk in Dakshina Kannada district, had challenged the FIR registered against him at the CEN (Cyber, Economics and Narcotics) police station, Mangaluru, for offences under Section 295A of the IPC and Section 67 of the Information Technology Act. Section 295A relates to punishment for deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage the religious feelings of any class of citizens.

According to the complaint filed by K Jayaraj Salian, also a resident of Belthangady taluk, he received a WhatsApp group link from an unknown source and was added to the group after accessing it. The group reportedly had six administrators and around 250 participants, where obscene and offensive images depicting Hindu deities and certain political figures were allegedly circulated repeatedly.

Sirajuddin was arrested in connection with the case and later released on bail on February 16, 2021. He argued before the court that he was being selectively targeted, while other administrators—including the creator of the group—were neither arrested nor investigated. He also contended that the Magistrate could not have taken cognisance of the offence under Section 295A without prior sanction under Section 196(1) of the CrPC.

Rejecting the argument, Justice Nagaprasanna held that prior sanction is required only at the stage of taking cognisance, and not at the stage of registration of the crime or during investigation.

The judge noted that the State had produced the entire investigation material before the court. “A perusal of the material reveals depictions of Hindu deities in an extraordinarily obscene, demeaning and profane manner. The content is such that its reproduction in a judicial order would itself be inappropriate,” the court said, adding that the material, on its face, had the tendency to outrage religious feelings and disturb communal harmony.

Observing that the case was still at the investigation stage, the court said it could not interdict the probe at this juncture. However, it expressed concern that the investigating officer appeared to have not proceeded uniformly against all administrators. The court clarified that if the investigation revealed the active involvement of any member in permitting the circulation of such content, they must also be proceeded against.

“At this investigative stage, any further observation by this Court would be unnecessary,” the order concluded.

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