A court in this district remanded BJP leader PC George to judicial custody on Monday in a hate speech case after sending him to police custody until 6 pm the same day.<\/p>\n
The Erattupetta Munsif Magistrate Court rejected PC George’s bail application earlier in the day.<\/p>\n
Senior police officials questioned Mr George before he was sent to jail, police sources said.<\/p>\n
Mr George, a former MLA, surrendered before the Erattupetta Munsif Magistrate Court around 11.05 am. The case was taken up for consideration at 12.30 pm, followed by arguments from both sides.<\/p>\n
After hearing the submissions, the court adjourned the case for further consideration at 2 pm.<\/p>\n
Mr George’s lawyer argued that he did not “incite religious hatred or hurt religious sentiments”, asserting that custodial interrogation or evidence collection was unnecessary.<\/p>\n
The prosecution, however, presented details of Mr George’s previous cases, stating that he had violated bail conditions and should be questioned in custody.<\/p>\n
They contended that his remarks were made in a manner that hurt “religious sentiments”.<\/p>\n
When the case was taken up after 2 pm, the court dismissed Mr George’s bail application, the complainant’s lawyer said.<\/p>\n
Later, he was taken to Kottayam Government Medical College for a medical examination.<\/p>\n
Mr George surrendered after police arrived to take him into custody following the Kerala High Court’s rejection of his anticipatory bail plea.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, Mr George had requested time until February 24 to appear before the police for investigation in connection with the hate speech case.<\/p>\n
The High Court dismissed his petition, stating that granting bail in such a case would send a wrong message to society.<\/p>\n
Mr George was accused of delivering a hate speech against a minority community during a TV channel discussion.<\/p>\n
He approached the High Court after the Kottayam Sessions Court rejected his anticipatory bail plea in the case registered by the Erattupetta police.<\/p>\n
The case was based on a complaint by Muhamed Shihab, a Muslim Youth League leader, who alleged that Mr George made remarks capable of “inciting religious hatred”.<\/p>\n
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