HC judges given ‘Y’ security amid threat

Following death threats to the three Karnataka High Court judges, including the Chief Justice, who delivered the hijab verdict, and the arrest of a person in Tamil Nadu in this regard, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said his government has decided to provide ‘Y category’ security to all the three judges.

Stating that his government has taken the matter seriously, Bommai said he has ordered the Director General of Police to look into the case and take the person arrested in Tamil Nadu into custody for investigation, and questioned the silence of “pseudo seculars” on the matter.

A FIR was registered by Vidhana Soudha Police on Saturday against an unknown individual over a video clip circulating on social media platforms of a man speaking in Tamil and issuing death threats to the three judges.

“There has been a case of death threat to three judges of Karnataka High Court, including the Chief Justice, in Tamil Nadu and a case has been registered. Some anti-national forces are trying to challenge the system of this country. This has never happened in the past,” Bommai said.

Speaking to reporters here, he said everyone should obey the verdict of the judiciary and there is every opportunity in the system for appeal.

According to sources, Tamil Nadu police arrested an office-bearer of an organisation called Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamaat (TNTJ) in Madurai on Saturday for allegedly issuing death threats to the judges.

The person identified as Rahamathulla, in a veiled threat, had referred to a district judge in Jharkhand being mowed down by a vehicle during his morning walk last year, they said.

A three-judge bench consisting of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice JM Khazi had on March 15 dismissed petitions filed by a section of Muslim girl students, seeking permission to wear hijab inside the classroom. — PTI