MANGALURU: A city-based woman has sought the intervention of the Ministry of External Affairs for the release of her husband, who has been in Saudi jail for nearly 20 months in connection with a ‘blasphemous’ social media post.
Kavita, a resident of Barnakate in the city, said that her husband Shailesh Kottari52-year-old has been falsely implicated in connection with a Facebook post against Islam king of saudi arabia,
mother of two children, Poem He said Shailesh was not aware of the Facebook post which was allegedly shared by miscreants using a fake profile created in his name.
Social activist and BJP leader Jitendra Kottari told TOI that the issue has already been reported with the Dakshina Kannada MP. Nalin Kumar Kateel, “Shailesh, who has been working for a private company in the hospitality sector in Saudi Arabia for the past 20 years, took to his Facebook account after receiving threatening calls for sharing posts in favor of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the Indian government. was removed.
Later, he was shocked to find a Facebook page in his name on January 23 last year. Posts against Islam and the King of Saudi Arabia were shared on the fake page, which was made using his name and picture. Soon, he brought the issue to the attention of his employer, who suggested that he file a complaint. When he went to the police to file a complaint on February 16, he was arrested and a case was registered against him.
MP Qateel has already sent the request to the Ministry of External Affairs. “In this particular case, only the central government can help the family as Shailesh has been booked for social media posts against Islam and the king of Saudi Arabia. We have decided to bring this issue to the notice of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. We have planned to meet the External Affairs Minister on 19th November through our MP. Several NRIs and Kannada associations from Dakshina Kannada in Saudi Arabia have approached offering help,” he said.
Kavita said that they do not even allow her husband to call her regularly. Saudi Arabian authorities regularly take him to court, but are not providing any information.”
In a similar incident, Harish Bangera, a resident of Goyadibettu in Bijadi village of Kundapur, an air-conditioning technician for a company in Dammam, was arrested for allegedly posting a derogatory message on Facebook against the Saudi Arabian prince. Was. Mohammed bin Salman and a community. He was released in August this year. Many organizations and public representatives worked for his release.
Kavita, a resident of Barnakate in the city, said that her husband Shailesh Kottari52-year-old has been falsely implicated in connection with a Facebook post against Islam king of saudi arabia,
mother of two children, Poem He said Shailesh was not aware of the Facebook post which was allegedly shared by miscreants using a fake profile created in his name.
Social activist and BJP leader Jitendra Kottari told TOI that the issue has already been reported with the Dakshina Kannada MP. Nalin Kumar Kateel, “Shailesh, who has been working for a private company in the hospitality sector in Saudi Arabia for the past 20 years, took to his Facebook account after receiving threatening calls for sharing posts in favor of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the Indian government. was removed.
Later, he was shocked to find a Facebook page in his name on January 23 last year. Posts against Islam and the King of Saudi Arabia were shared on the fake page, which was made using his name and picture. Soon, he brought the issue to the attention of his employer, who suggested that he file a complaint. When he went to the police to file a complaint on February 16, he was arrested and a case was registered against him.
MP Qateel has already sent the request to the Ministry of External Affairs. “In this particular case, only the central government can help the family as Shailesh has been booked for social media posts against Islam and the king of Saudi Arabia. We have decided to bring this issue to the notice of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. We have planned to meet the External Affairs Minister on 19th November through our MP. Several NRIs and Kannada associations from Dakshina Kannada in Saudi Arabia have approached offering help,” he said.
Kavita said that they do not even allow her husband to call her regularly. Saudi Arabian authorities regularly take him to court, but are not providing any information.”
In a similar incident, Harish Bangera, a resident of Goyadibettu in Bijadi village of Kundapur, an air-conditioning technician for a company in Dammam, was arrested for allegedly posting a derogatory message on Facebook against the Saudi Arabian prince. Was. Mohammed bin Salman and a community. He was released in August this year. Many organizations and public representatives worked for his release.
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