Chikmagalur Tipu Cutout Row: 23-Year-Old Arrested Over 'Mujahid' Song Video, 24 Associates Questioned; Security Tightened
Bengaluru: Chickmagaluru police have arrested 23-year-old Aafrid, who had posted a video of a 40-feet tall Tipu cutout, playing Mujahid music in the background. Afraid, who works in a car showroom of Chikmagalur town was handling an Instagram Account titled `Chickmagaluru Power Tipu Boys' and has posted the video on his instagram. Pakistan Zindabad Mindset in Chikkamagaluru? Reels featuring a…
Chikmagalur police have arrested a 23-year-old man named Aafrid after he posted a video of a 40-feet tall Tipu cutout playing Mujahid music in the background on his Instagram account. The video was created during an Eid Milad celebration. The police issued a case against Aafrid, who works in a car showroom in Chikmagalur town.
Aafrid was remanded to 14-day judicial custody while 24 of his associates were questioned to ascertain their role in the creation of the video. The Chikmagalur Superintendent of Police, Jitendra Kumar Dayama, stated that the controversy is not related to Tipu Sultan or Chikkamagaluru specifically. Security has been tightened in the town to prevent any untoward incidents during the Eid procession.
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