Amid the raging Hijab row in Karnataka, Kannada film actor Chetan Kumar Ahimsa has been arrested allegedly for his objectionable tweet against the a High Court judge who is hearing the Hijab case.
A statement from police said that actor and activist Chetan Ahimsa has been arrested by Bengaluru City Police. An FIR was registered against him on Tuesday based on the tweet.
Chetan had allegedly tweeted against a High Court judge hearing the Hijab case.
Chetan had retweeted one of his own old tweets about Justice Krishna Dixit regarding bail in a rape case.
Chetan Kumar's wife Megha claimed police detained Chetan without informing his family members.
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