Bengaluru police register an FIR following a complaint about an alleged “purification” ritual carried out after AICC chief Mallikarjun Kharge addresses a rally in Haldwani, Uttarakhand. Times of India reports that the case is registered as a “Zero FIR,” initially filed in Bengaluru, against Uttarakhand BJP members and others, after the event.
The complaint says the ritual included derogatory and casteist messaging. The FIR references provisions related to civil rights and prevention of atrocities, according to both reporting. India Today similarly states that an FIR is filed in Bengaluru over the “purification ritual” linked to Kharge’s Uttarakhand rally. The two outlets focus on the same core timeline and allegations, with both treating the action as a criminal case initiated in response to the complaint rather than adjudicating the claim.
