Kalicharan Maharaj sent in judicial custody till January 13
Raipur Dec 31 PTI Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj arrested over alleged derogatory remarks about Mahatma Gandhi was on Friday sent in judicial custody by a court in Chhattisgarhs Raipur districtThe police produced him in the court a day ahead of the expiry of his police remand saying they had questioned him and did not need his further custodyAfter his arrest from neighbouring Madhya Pradesh on Thursday early morning by Raipur police the Raipur court had sent him in police custody for two daysHe was scheduled to be produced again on Saturday But police completed the questioning and presented him before Judicial Magistrate First Class Chetna Thakur on Friday and requested that he be sent in judicial custody said District Prosecution Officer Hina Yasmin KhanThe court sent him in judicial remand till January 13 she told PTIAfter his alleged remarks about the Mahatma went viral and drew widespread condemnation Raipur police on Thursday apprehended Kalicharan Maharaj alias Abhijeet Dhananjay Saraag from near Bageshwar Dham about 25 km from Khajuraho town in Madhya PradeshBefore that on Sunday an FIR was registered against him at Tikrapara police station here under IPC sections 505 2 statements creating or promoting enmity hatred or ill-will between classes and 294 obscene acts Later police added section 124 A sedition tooHis arrest had led to a row between the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh and the Congress government in Chhattisgarh The MP government claimed that its police were not intimated about the actionOn Sunday evening at the end of a two-day dharma sansad religion parliament held in Raipur Kalicharan Maharaj had allegedly used abusive words against Mahatma Gandhi PTI TKP KRK KRK
Raipur Dec 31 PTI Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj arrested over alleged derogatory remarks about Mahatma Gandhi was on Friday sent in judicial custody by a court in Chhattisgarhs Raipur districtThe police produced him in the court a day ahead of the expiry of his police remand saying they had questioned him and did not need his further custodyAfter his arrest from neighbouring Madhya Pradesh on Thursday early morning by Raipur police the Raipur court had sent him in police custody for two daysHe was scheduled to be produced again on Saturday But police completed the questioning and presented him before Judicial Magistrate First Class Chetna Thakur on Friday and requested that he be sent in judicial custody said District Prosecution Officer Hina Yasmin KhanThe court sent him in judicial remand till January 13 she told PTIAfter his alleged remarks about the Mahatma went viral and drew widespread condemnation Raipur police on Thursday apprehended Kalicharan Maharaj alias Abhijeet Dhananjay Saraag from near Bageshwar Dham about 25 km from Khajuraho town in Madhya PradeshBefore that on Sunday an FIR was registered against him at Tikrapara police station here under IPC sections 505 2 statements creating or promoting enmity hatred or ill-will between classes and 294 obscene acts Later police added section 124 A sedition tooHis arrest had led to a row between the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh and the Congress government in Chhattisgarh The MP government claimed that its police were not intimated about the actionOn Sunday evening at the end of a two-day dharma sansad religion parliament held in Raipur Kalicharan Maharaj had allegedly used abusive words against Mahatma Gandhi PTI TKP KRK KRK
