Religious Leader Sent To Judicial Custody In Hate Speech Case

Religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj was produced in the court after his one-day police custody got over. Judicial Magistrate (First Class) MA Shaikh remanded him in judicial custody.

A court in Pune on Thursday remanded religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj, arrested for allegedly making inflammatory speeches during an event in the city, in judicial custody.

He was produced in the court after his one-day police custody got over. Judicial Magistrate (First Class) MA Shaikh remanded him in judicial custody.

The police did not press for more custody.

A bail application was also filed, and it would be heard on Friday, said his lawyer Amol Dange.