Political Accountability and the ‘Kafir’ Screenshot Case
The Mysuru city police have constituted Anti-Rowdy squads at the police station levels across the city to help curb rowdy activities. This development is part of the broader efforts to implement police reforms in India, as mandated by the Supreme Court in the Prakash Singh case. A total of 108 officials and personnel have been deployed as part of this initiative, led by a police sub-inspector in each police station.
- •Kafir Screenshot Probe, Mysuru Anti‑Rowdy Squad, Pune Godman Arrest: Governance Under Scrutiny
Kafir Screenshot Probe, Mysuru Anti‑Rowdy Squad, Pune Godman Arrest: Governance Under Scrutiny
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has arrested DYFI block committee member Jithin Bhaskaran and is interrogating senior CPI(M) leaders over the “Kafir” screenshot that inflamed communal voting in Vadakara. In Mysuru, police have deployed 108 officials across 18 stations to form anti‑rowdy squads aimed at curbing street‑level disorder. Meanwhile, Pune police arrested self‑styled godman Radhamohan Mishra and five aides after a woman filed a First Information Report alleging 17 years of sexual abuse.
The SIT’s first arrest—Jithin Bhaskaran, a block committee member of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI)—followed a petition by IUML MLA Parakkal Abdulla to Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala demanding a comprehensive probe. The screenshot, circulated during the 2024 Lok Sabha campaign in Vadakara, urged Muslim voters to back UDF candidate Shafi Parambil over CPI(M) nominee
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