A college instructor within the Mudhol area of the Bagalkot district of Karnataka was arrested Sunday on prices of provocation and incitement to violence over social media posts in opposition to Water Sources Minister Govind Karjol.
Ningappa Matagar, 32, was arrested by the Bagalkot police following a grievance filed by advocate Shivanand Tavali, who alleged that the instructor posted messages on Fb that confirmed Karjol “in a poor mild and posed the specter of incitement of violence”. These weren’t based mostly on info, the grievance alleged.
Matagar allegedly posted messages questioning the absence of the minister from his constituency in Mudhol. Karjol, a senior BJP chief from the scheduled caste neighborhood, is a five-time MLA from Mudhol in Bagalkot and a former deputy chief minister.