Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Nov 26: Editor of Aseema newspaper Santosh Thammiah has received death threats on social media, after he made controversial remarks at a public meet during Tipu Jayanti.
In his complaint to the cyber crime police on Thursday, Thammaiah says that five people using Facebook accounts of Mangalore Muslims and Sangagala Smhara, have vowed to kill him in a month. They have also abused him.
The cyber crime police are trying to track the people using IP address and have registered a case under various sections of the IT Act, including criminal intimidation.
Santosh Thammiah
Thammaiah was arrested earlier this month by Gonikoppal police for making controversial remarks with regard to Tipu Jayanthi celebrations. However, he obtained bail.
The 37-year-old’s arrest had not gone down well with activists of BJP, Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Bajrang Dal and Hindu Jagarana Vedike, who started protests against the state government.