The Alappuzha South police on Monday registered a case after a purported video in which a boy could be heard raising ‘provocative’ slogans reportedly during a march organised by the Popular Front of India (PFI) here last week went viral.
Alappuzha Deputy Superintendent of Police N.R Jayaraj said the case was registered against those who had brought the child to the rally and its organisers under Section 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The video shows a boy, sitting on the shoulder of a man and chanting hate and incendiary slogans apparently against other religions. In the video, people around the child could also be heard repeating the slogans. After the video surfaced, District Police Chief G. Jaidev directed Alappuzha South police circle inspector S. Arun to conduct a preliminary investigation.
