"Those Who Read Quran": Karnataka Right Wing Leader Charged For Hate Speech

Speech made in Kolar on July 1, when some people were protesting the killing of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur

Police in Kolar in Karnataka have registered a case against Keshav Murthy, state convener of an outfit called Hindu Jagaran Vedike, and others for making allegedly derogatory statements against the Quran and Muslims.

The complaint was lodged by Zameer Ahamad, president of the organisation Anjuman-e-Islamia.

In a speech on July 1 — when some Hindu activists were protesting the killing of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur, Rajasthan — Keshav Murthy said that “people who read and follow the Quran are terrorists”, as per the complaint.