Police today said they have suo motu (on their own) registered a case against Dakshina Kannada VHP district president Jagadish Shenava under Sections 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups) and 116 (abetment of offence) of the IPC.
Speaking at a book release function last week, Shenava had made the 'provocative' statement on the fatal attack on Abdul Basheer on January 3 in an apparent retaliation to the killing of a Bajrang Dal member Deepak Rao in the city on the same day.
The speech had drawn flak from various quarters and JD-S and Popular Front of India had demanded action against Shenava.
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