Former BJP MP Pratap Simha booked for provocative remarks during Ganesh procession

Mysuru district SP Mallikarjuna Baladandi told HT that the case was registered on Saturday under BNS provisions dealing with assault or use of criminal force against a public servant, liability for offences committed by members of an unlawful assembly, rioting, promoting enmity between groups, making or circulating information that could cause public alarm or incite offences between communities, etc. Several others were also booked.

The case relates to a dispute over the route of the procession and remarks allegedly made by Inspector Dhananjay while discussing the route with organisers.

During the procession, Simha spoke to participants near a mosque and referred to the inspector’s earlier remarks.