Bengaluru: Kannada actor Chetan Ahimsa's arrest has been featured in international media organisations such as Al-Jazeera and BBC. The actor has been arrested over a tweet criticising one of the judges hearing pleas against the ban on hijab in schools.

Qatar's news channel Al-Jazeera, BBC have published the news of actor Chetan Ahimsa.

Bengaluru Police issued a statement, announcing that Chetan Kumar had been arrested for his tweet under “Intent to incite a class or community to commit offence against another class or community” and for “intentionally insulting, thereby giving provocation to any person to break public peace” of the Indian Penal Code, local news reported.

The police arrested Chetan after he questioned in a Twitter post whether Justice Krishna Dixit has “the clarity required” to oversee the hijab row case after previously making “disturbing comments” in a rape case.

"This is a tweet I wrote nearly two years ago regarding a Karnataka High Court decision Justice Krishna Dixit made such disturbing comments in a rape case Now this same judge is determining whether hijabs are acceptable or not in govt schools Does he have the clarity required?"

This is a tweet I wrote nearly two years ago regarding a Karnataka High Court decision

Justice Krishna Dixit made such disturbing comments in a rape case

Now this same judge is determining whether #hijabs are acceptable or not in govt schools

Does he have the clarity required? pic.twitter.com/Vg8VRXmJTW

— Chetan Kumar Ahimsa / ಚೇತನ್ ಅಹಿಂಸಾ (@ChetanAhimsa) February 16, 2022