Chhattisgarh CM’s father arrested, sent to judicial custody over hate speechNew Delhi: Nand Kumar Baghel, father of Chhattisgarh Chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, has been sent to 15-day judicial custody by a local court in Raipur here on Tuesday for allegedly making derogatory remarks against the Brahmin community.
Superintendent of police Prashant Agarwal said that Baghel was produced in the district court and sent to jail.
Baghel (86) was booked last week by the police for allegedly saying that Brahmins should be boycotted.
The case was registered against him on the complaint filed by the Sarv Brahmin Samaj on charges of promoting enmity between different groups by the police.
A case was registered under Indian Penal Code Sections 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language) and 505(1)(b) (with intent to cause, or likely to cause, fear or alarm to the public, or to any section of public whereby any person may be induced to commit an offence against the state or against public tranquillity) against him.