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- Bengaluru police have registered a zero FIR over an alleged 'shuddikaran' (purification) ritual carried out at Haldwani's Ramlila Ground on August 11, days after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a rally there on August 8.
- The FIR was filed after T. Ramappa, a former Karnataka Congress SC/ST wing member, complained at the Vidhana Soudha police station that the ritual insulted the community.
- The case is registered under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and the Protection of Civil Rights Act, against unknown persons.
- Since it is a zero FIR, it will be transferred to Haldwani police, who had not filed a case despite demands from Kharge and the Congress.
What to watch next
- Whether the Haldwani police accept and act on the transferred zero FIR
- Identification of the outfit and individuals behind the purification ritual
- Political reactions in Uttarakhand and Karnataka as the case progresses
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