Bengaluru: An office-bearer of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) has filed a complaint against an individual identified as ‘Dore’, accusing him of posting hateful and provocative messages on WhatsApp.
Complainant BN Anand said that Dore posted a message against Virajpet MLA AS Ponnanna on April 29, stating: "Even Ponnanna has two daughters; wait and watch, karma returns." These were the exact words used against the MLA, he said.
"We have a WhatsApp group called Kodagina Samasyegalu (Problems of Kodagu). A participant named Kannigunda Hammi posted certain issues in the group. Responding to Hammi's post, Dore posted the above message," the FIR registered against Dore stated.
Based on the complaint, jurisdictional police from High Grounds police station registered a case against Dore under Sections 192 (provoking a riot through illegal acts) and 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of peace or incite an offence).
"We have issued notices to the concerned parties, including the suspect, to produce relevant documents," an investigating officer said.
