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- Police in Hosakote have filed a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita against a man accused of spreading false information on social media.
- The man, Dalit community leader Appasandra Nagesh, had alleged on social media that Inspector Govind abused him and tried to force him to drink urine during questioning.
- Nagesh had been questioned at the Hosakote city police station after his name came up in a cheating case against Yalachahalli Shashikumar, president of the Bhawanipur Baba Badruddin Shah Welfare Association.
- More than 40 Dalit community leaders from the taluk had come to the station vouching for Nagesh, and he was questioned in front of them before being sent home.
- Police say the false allegation was aimed at derailing the cheating investigation and creating mistrust of the police, which is why legal action has been initiated.
What to watch next
- Action by the tahshildar, to whom the case has been referred for issuing notices and taking bond measures against Nagesh
- Progress of the original cheating case against Shashikumar, in which Nagesh's name had figured
- Whether further questioning of Nagesh is sought by the police, as stated at the press conference
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Named India · Bhavanipura Baba Badruddin Shah Welfare Association · Govind · Hosakote · Appasandra Nagesh · Hosakote Town Police Station · Mallesh · Yelachahalli Shashikumar
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