Karkala Student Arrested for Communal Incitement via Hostel Wall Messages
Karkala: A student has been apprehended by the Karkala Rural Police for allegedly inscribing inflammatory messages intended to incite communal animosity on a hostel wall in Nitte, Karkala Taluk.
The writings were discovered on May 7th within a restroom of the Nitte College Main Ladies Hostel. The hostel manager filed a formal complaint, leading to the registration of a case at the Karkala Rural Police Station under Crime No. 62/2025, Section 353(2) of the Indian Penal Code, 2023.
The accused, identified as 21-year-old Fatima Shabda, a student of Nitte College, was taken into custody following an investigation by the Karkala Rural Police. Shabda has since been presented before the Karkala court. The investigation is ongoing.