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Kerala: YouTuber VK Baiju Arrested For Pointing Out Vegetarian Hotel 'Aryas' With Ganesh Idol Owned By Muslim Man
Swarajya Staff
Jul 04, 2023, 12:58 PM | Updated 12:58 PM IST
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VK Baiju, a YouTuber from Malappuram, who runs the channel News Cafe Live, has been arrested by the Kerala police under under IPC section 153A (spreading disharmony or feelings of enmity, hatred or ill-will between different religious groups).
The arrest was for a vlog in which he spoke about how a Muslim named Abdurahiman was running a vegetarian hotel named 'Aryas'.
Further, he alleged that an idol of Lord Ganesha had been placed to mislead people of other communities.
Malappuram, Kerala: YouTuber, Baiju of News Cafe, arrested for pointing out that a vegetarian restaurant which had a Ganesha idol at the reception counter and was named 'Aryas' was actually owned by Abdurahiman. Following a complaint by Abdurahiman, a Kerala Police team arrestedâ¦
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