Cyber police take Hindutva ideologue T.G. Mohandas into custody in Kochi on charges of making controversial remarks on student protesters at Jantar Mantar, women
Police in Kochi have taken Hindutva ideologue T.G. Mohandas into custody following public outrage over inflammatory videos. In the footage, he suggested shooting student protesters and made derogatory remarks regarding women and sexual violence.
Why it matters
The incident underscores rising tensions regarding hate speech, political rhetoric, and the role of law enforcement in curbing inflammatory public discourse.
The police on Sunday (August 9, 2026) took into custody Hindutva ideologue T.G. Mohandas for his alleged inflammatory statements made in connection with the youth protest in Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.
Mr. Mohandas, a former head of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) State intellectual cell, had stated in a YouTube video that he would have ordered a curfew at the protest site, shot the student protesters and removed the dead bodies to the hospital, if he were in control.
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