Complaint filed against Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge over RSS post
Tejas A Gowda accused the Minister of spreading fake news regarding a cartridge seizure in Bihar and Haryana.
A complaint was filed against Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge at the Banashankari police station on Tuesday, according to reports from The Economic Times and The Times of India. The complainant, Tejas A Gowda, accused Kharge of circulating fake news and attempting to disturb social harmony through a post on the social media platform X.
Gowda alleged that Kharge's post attempted to link the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to the seizure of approximately 44,250 live cartridges in Bihar and Haryana. The complainant claimed the Minister sought to create an impression that the organisation is connected to criminal activities.
The complaint urged the police to register an FIR under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), specifically citing Sections 192, 196, and 353. Gowda requested an independent probe and asked investigators to secure electronic records and coordinate with police in Bihar and Haryana to verify the information.
BJP MP Tejasvi Surya also accused the Minister of peddling fake news on X. Additionally, former Bengaluru Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao wrote to Kharge, questioning the post and noting that the image used was reportedly questioned as AI-manipulated.
Police stated on Wednesday that no FIR has been registered in the matter so far.