Fresh case against history-sheeter Ayanki over FB post targeting Kerala CM

History-sheeter Arjun Ayanki faces a new legal challenge with a fresh case registered against him for allegedly defaming the Kerala Chief Minister through a social media post. The Ernakulam Rural Cyber Police initiated the case on Friday night based on a Facebook post purportedly uploaded by Ayanki on August 5.

The First Information Report (FIR) states that Ayanki allegedly posted content with the "intention and deliberate plan to defame the Chief Minister of Kerala in public and to create enmity and provoke a riot among the public." The post, uploaded from a Facebook account named "Arjun Ayanki," reportedly claimed that former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy was superior to the current CM and labeled the incumbent a "joker and liar."

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with the intention and deliberate plan to defame the Chief Minister of Kerala in public and to create enmity and provoke a riot among the public.

Police have registered the case under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita related to uttering obscene words in public and provoking a riot, as well as the Information Technology Act for publishing obscene material electronically. This development comes amid an intensified search for Ayanki, who is also wanted in connection with a case involving alleged threats to police officers in Kothamangalam.

Ayanki, who first gained public attention in 2021 related to a gold smuggling network, had his anticipatory bail plea dismissed by the Kerala High Court. Police allege that he continued to threaten officers via social media voice messages after the bail plea rejection. His brother and two associates were detained as part of the efforts to locate him.

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joker and liar