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Shrikanth Pujari is accused in 16 cases

Shrikanth Pujari, for whose release BJP has launched a protest, has 16 cases registered against him in different police stations starting from 1992.

The oldest case against him at Hubballi Town Police Station (No. 252/1992), which has triggered political backlash now, pertains to rioting which happened on December 5, 1992. Pujari has two more cases registered against him at Old Hubballi Police Station for alleged involvement in rioting in 2001 and in 2014.

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