{
  "id": 18301541,
  "title": "‘Highly unimaginable’: Karnataka HC quashes case against BJP members over ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/highly-unimaginable-karnataka-hc-quashes-case-against-bjp-members",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-05T12:07:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/highly-unimaginable-karnataka-hc-quashes-case-against-bjp-members-over-pakistan-zindabad-slogan-11793880019476.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Karnataka High Court has dismissed criminal charges against several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members who allegedly raised the \"Pakistan Zindabad\" slogan during a protest. The court ruled that it was highly unlikely that BJP members would have raised such a slogan, as it was more likely a slip of the tongue, with \"Pakistan Zindabad\" being used instead of \"Pakistan Murdabad.\" The case was brought by Dr. S Ravi Kumar, who claimed that the slogan disturbed him mentally. The court dismissed the charges, noting that the investigation had not identified the individuals involved and that the State had failed to provide prior sanction before initiating the prosecution under Section 505 of the IPC.",
  "summary": "The Karnataka High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against BJP members accused of raising the ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogan during a 2022 protest. Justice V Srishananda observed that it was ‘highly unimaginable’ that BJP protesters would raise such a slogan.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}