Punjab Police on Sunday arrested Shiv Sena (Taksali) president Sudhir Suri from Indore in Madhya Pradesh over a viral video clip denigrating women and inciting enmity between different groups.Two Punjab Police teams, comprising 11 personnel of Amritsar (Rural) district, nabbed Suri on Sunday morning, Punjab DGP Dinkar Gupta said. A manhunt was launched for Suri after the release of a video with alleged derogatory remarks against women, followed by a Facebook video in which he had subsequently claimed that the objectionable video clip was a voiceover by some other person using his name, he said in a statement.
The DGP said that on July 8, after the first video went viral and was heavily criticized both in India and abroad, Jandiala Police, Amritsar (Rural), had booked Suri in a criminal case under sections 153-a, 354A, 509 IPC and 67 IT Act. Despite Suri’s denial of any involvement in the said objectionable video clip that had appeared in the social media, the DGP said that a massive manhunt was ordered against the suspect through Amritsar (Rural) Police.The DGP emphasised on a zero-tolerance policy against any individuals or organizations, trying to incite communal hatred and fan communal passions through their speeches, statements, writings, posts on social media platforms etc.
