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Man held for daring Hindu outfit leader to attack him for eating beef

Nirmal Kumar in a Facebook post on July 12 had challenged Hindu Makkal Katchi president Arjun Sampath to beat him up for eating beef

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An activist was arrested in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore on Friday for an alleged social media post, challenging a Hindu Makkal Katchi leader to attack him for eating beef, police said.

Nirmal Kumar, a functionary of Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhakam (DVK) was arrested Saturday on charges of attempting to provoke religious enmity by his controversial post about beef-eating, police added.

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He had in a Facebook post on July 12 had challenged Hindu Makkal Katchi president Arjun Sampath to beat him for eating beef, referring to the attack on a man in Nagapattinam for posting a picture of himself having beef soup.

"I am in Coimbatore in your own town. Posting the beef-eating picture repeatedly for you. If you have guts come.

Will you kill beef-eater, you Hindu fanatic," he had posted.

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Based on the post, a man lodged a complaint with Kattoor police, who summoned Nirmal Kumar on Saturday and registered a case under IPC Section 505 (statement conducing to public mischief) and arrested him, police said.

He was produced before a court and remanded till August 9.

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A 24-year-old man, who was allegedly attacked by a group of people in Nagapattinam for posting a picture of himself consuming beef soup, was arrested on July 21 on charge of disturbing peace, soon after he was discharged from a hospital.

Also, a man in Thanjavur district was arrested for uploading a post on social media inviting people to a 'beef festival' to be held in Kumbakonam soon.

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