Hate speech case: Right-wing activist Kajal ‘Hindustani’ arrested days after communal clash in Gujarat’s Una

An FIR was registered against Kajal ‘Hindustani’ on April 2, two days after she allegedly delivered a provocative speech at a Hindu community congregation organised by the VHP on Ram Navami on March 30

Right-wing activist Kajal ‘Hindustani’ was arrested on Sunday in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath district for allegedly delivering a “hate speech” on Ram Navami that caused a communal clash in Una town on April 1, police said.

Ms. ‘Hindustani’ surrendered before the police in Una on Sunday morning following which she was arrested and produced before a court which remanded her in judicial custody, a police officer said.

Ms. ‘Hindustani’has more than 92,000 followers on Twitter including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and is a regular at events organised by Vishwa Hindu Parishad.

A First Information Report (FIR) was registered against Ms. ‘Hindustani’ under Section 295 A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) of the Indian Penal Code on April 2, two days after she allegedly delivered a provocative speech at a Hindu community congregation organised by the VHP on Ram Navami on March 30.

Communal tension prevailed in Una for two days after Ms. ‘Hindustani’'s speech which resulted in a clash between two communities and the pelting of stones on April 1 night, police said.

Police had registered an FIR against a mob and arrested more than 80 people, most of them from a minority community, for rioting.