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Last Update: April 17, 2023, 7:14 pm IST
After being released on bail, Gopal Italia said that the police action was aimed at harassing him. (File photo: PTI)
A case was registered against Gujarat Aam Aadmi Party leader Gopal Italia on September 2, 2022 at Surat’s Umra police station for allegedly using derogatory words against state BJP chief CR Patil and Gujarat minister Harsh Shanghvi.
Gujarat Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Gopal Italia was arrested and granted bail in September last year for allegedly using derogatory words against state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders.
Surat’s Umrah on September 2, 2022 for allegedly using derogatory words against state BJP chief CR Patil and Gujarat minister Harsh Shanghvi and calling BJP workers “goons” in a video message uploaded on social media platforms A case was registered at the police station.
Italia had uploaded video messages in August 2022 following the alleged attack on his colleague Manoj Sorathiya in Surat.
In the video message, Italia had used some allegedly derogatory words to describe Patil and Sanghvi and said that Sorathia was attacked by BJP goons.
The case was being investigated by the Surat Crime Branch, which arrested Italia during the day.
After being released on bail, Italia said that the police action was aimed at harassing him.
“Such statements are made by all political leaders against each other. How was the FIR lodged against me? They (police and government) are misusing their power.
Against Italia IPC sections 500 (defamation), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), 505 (1) (b) (insulting act inducing person to commit offense against the State or the public) A case was registered under. Tranquility), and 469 (forgery with intent to cause damage to reputation) of the Indian Penal Code.
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