The man identified as Kapil Shastri is mentally disturbed and had hoisted the flag yesterday. On information by locals, he was detained and the flag was seized, police said.
A case against Shastri was registered under section 153 A (Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, residence and 295 (insult the religion of any class) of IPC.
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"His grandfather was a freedom fighter," Anil Jaimini, SHO of the Mansarover police station, said today.
He was detained and released.
A medical examination of the accused will be conducted tomorrow, he added.
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