Actor Chetan Kumar sent to 14-day judicial custody over tweets on Hindutva

Actor and social activist Chetan Kumar was sent to 14-day judicial custody by a Bengaluru Court on Tuesday for the offence of hurting religious sentiments..Additional Metropolitan Magistrate J Latha heard Chetan's bail application before adjourning it for March 23..The case arose from a First Information Report (FIR) registered at Seshadripur police station for offence under Section 295A (outraging religious feelings) of the Indian Penal Code based on a complaint filed by one Shivakumar of Bangalore. .Based on the FIR, the police arrested Chetan on Tuesday morning and produced him before the magistrate after which he was sent to judicial custody..The complaint referred to tweets by Chetan which said that "Hindutva is built on lies". Other tweets of his discussed concerns "for the most marginalised and selfless courage displayed in Mahad Satyagraha"The complainant claimed that through these tweets, Chetan hurt religious sentiments of majority of Hindus, created enmity between castes and instigated communal riots. .The actor was booked last year under the Indian Penal Code for posting a tweet about Justice Krishna Dixit of the Karnataka High Court when he was part of the bench hearing the hijab ban matter. The tweet said that Justice Dixit, who had made disturbing comments in a rape case, is now determining whether hijabs are acceptable in government schools, and questioned whether he has the clarity to do so.Chetan was later granted bail in the case.