The Chennai Police on Friday invoked the Goondas Act towards social media commentator Kishor Ok Swamy, who was arrested on June 14 from his residence for allegedly defamatory posts towards Chief Minister MK Stalin and veteran DMK leaders, the late CN Annadurai and M Karunanidhi. it was carried out.
Swamy, who’s a vocal supporter of BJP-RSS camps and the earlier AIADMK authorities, was despatched to judicial custody until June 28 quickly after his arrest, the place he was arrested once more in two extra complaints of harassment. On Friday, the Chennai metropolis police commissioner invoked the Goondas Act towards him on the suggestions of the Central Crime Branch.
Police stated there have been a number of complaints of harassment towards Swamy. He has been arrested twice earlier than – in October 2019 for posting derogatory posts on girls journalists and in July 2020 on an identical cost of harassing girls. He was launched on bail in each the instances.
Apart from particular person complaints towards Swamy’s posts focusing on girls, a petition filed by Tamil Nadu Mahila Patrakar Manch earlier than the then Chief Minister Edappadi Ok Palaniswami in 2020 said that Swamy was focusing on girls journalists on Twitter.
“He was already booked under sections 153, 505 (1) (b) and 505 (1) (c) and sent to judicial custody till June 28,” an official stated. After his arrest on June 14, BJP state vice chairman Ok Annamalai tweeted in help of Swamy that the arrest was a transfer to suppress freedom of speech and expression.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
