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Summary:

The Hindu e-paper, published on December 18, 2025, reports on a statement made by Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara in the Legislative Council. He revealed that in the past two and a half years, 12 cases, including six initiated by the police themselves (suo motu), were filed against individuals for allegedly raising “Pakistan zindabad” slogans in Karnataka. Twelve people were arrested in connection to those cases. There were also a number of other cases including 61,299 suo moto cases filed related to various incidents.

News Article:

Karnataka Home Minister Details Cases Against “Pakistan Zindabad” Sloganeers

BELAGAVI, December 18, 2025 – Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara informed the Legislative Council on Thursday that 12 cases have been filed in the last two and a half years against individuals accused of raising “Pakistan zindabad” slogans within the state. Six of these cases were initiated suo motu, meaning by the police themselves.

Responding to a question from C.T. Ravi, Minister Parameshwara stated that 12 people were arrested in connection to the incidents. Chargesheets have been filed in five of the cases, a B report (indicating insufficient evidence for prosecution) in two cases, and a C report (closed for lack of evidence) in one case. Three cases remain under investigation, and a forensic science laboratory (FSL) report is pending in one.

The Home Minister also disclosed that a total of 61,299 suo motu cases have been filed by the police in the state over the past two and a half years related to various incidents, with chargesheets filed in 57,646 of them. The information was released by The Hindu on its E-paper news publication.

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