Chitradurga : Hiriyur Town police have registered a case against users of 11 Instagram accounts for allegedly posting content and making obscene comments that hurt religious sentiments, promote enmity between communities and cause mental distress to the complainant.
Based on a complaint regarding the posts and comments, police registered a case against the users of 11 Instagram accounts on Oct 15, superintendent of police Kushal Chouksey said. Following the incident, certain social media users allegedly posted content targeting religious sentiments and made obscene comments that could promote communal enmity and cause mental anguish to the complainant.
The case is linked to the death of Asha, who allegedly died by suicide at her house in KM Kotti in Hiriyur on Oct 12.
Nagaraj, Asha had married Imran out of love around four years ago and was allegedly subjected to dowry harassment by her husband and his family, according to a complaint filed by her father. A case was registered in this connection, and an investigation is under way.