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Former BJP Candidate Charged for Inflammatory Remarks

9/13/2025

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Karkala Town police in Udupi district charged Ravisha Tantri Kuntar for allegedly making inflammatory remarks.
The incident took place during a public meeting organized by Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Abhimani Vedike in Kukkundur village.
Kuntar claimed there was a conspiracy to defame D. Veerendra Heggade regarding the Dharmasthala case.
Authorities filed charges under Section 353(2) and 196(1)(A) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Kuntar previously ran as the BJP candidate for the Kasaragod Assembly in Kerala in 2016.

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Karkala Town police in Udupi district charged Ravisha Tantri Kuntar for allegedly making inflammatory remarks.
The incident took place during a public meeting organized by Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Abhimani Vedike in Kukkundur village.
Kuntar claimed there was a conspiracy to defame D. Veerendra Heggade regarding the Dharmasthala case.
Authorities filed charges under Section 353(2) and 196(1)(A) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Kuntar previously ran as the BJP candidate for the Kasaragod Assembly in Kerala in 2016.