Misuse of army dress for Meelad rally: three held

Kasargod, April 30: The police here have arrested three persons in connection with staging a procession wearing dress similar to that of the Army uniform as part of Meelad-un-Nabi earlier this year in Kerala.

The arrests of Arshad (27), Arif (27), and Junaid (28) were made during a police raid led by Kanhangad Circle Inspector K.V. Venugopal on Saturday, a senior police officer said.

The arrests were made under provisions of the Indian Penal Code including Section 124-A (sedition). A case was registered under Section 79 of the Kerala Police Act for taking out a procession without taking prior permission from the police, according to the officer.

The police had registered cases against 90 persons in three similar incidents in the Kanhangad police station limits, Mr. Venugopal said.

A similar procession was taken out at Parappa near here a week later despite a firm assurance from the community's leaders that no such unhealthy practices would be repeated.