Daijiworld Media Network - Karkala
Karkala, Oct 13: The Hebri police have arrested a man from Chara village on charges of issuing a death threat to Karkala Congress youth leader Inna Yogesh Acharya on social media.
The arrested has been identified as Krishna Naik. He was taken into custody late Sunday night.
Following his arrest, Naik was reportedly admitted to the Udupi district hospital citing health issues.
Naik, who previously served as the vice-president of the Chara gram panchayat, has a history of making controversial statements.
A separate case was earlier registered against him at the Hebri police station over a derogatory social media post in which he stated that "Congressmen are born to Muslims."