Surathkal: Man held for derogatory social media post on CM, DyCM

Team Udayavani, Jan 17, 2024, 10:28 AM IST

Surathkal: A 34-year-old man has been arrested for a viral video clip insulting Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar.

The arrested is identified as Anil Kumar, a native of Uttara Karnataka who has been residing in a rented house at Kana in Surathkal for the last 12 years. Kumar works as a driver.

It is gathered that his application for a ration card was pending for over three months owing to technical issues. Frustrated over this, Anil recorded a video insulting the Chief Minister and others and posted it online, which soon went viral.

A complaint in this regard was lodged by Congress activist Suhan Alva at Surathkal police station.