MM Kalburgi murder: Ram Sene chief arrested over threatening Facebook post

Mangalore police has arrested a teh chief of fringe right wing group Ram Sene activist for posting an inflammatory material on Facebook.

According to NDTV, the man, identified as Prasad Attavar, reposted a threatening tweet that was sent out following controversial author scholar MM Kalburgi's murder. The police is has taken him into custody and questioning him.

The activist claims his Facebook account was hacked.

Earlier, Bajrang Dal leader Bhuvith Shetty had tweeted a 'welcoming message' on Sunday hours after reports of Kalburgi's death came in. He had said, "Then it was UR Ananthamurthy and now MM Kalburgi. Mock Hinduism and die dogs (sic.) death. And dear KS Bhagwan you are next." However, Shetty deleted his tweet later. On Monday, the Mangalore police had arrested Shetty for his tweet.

The attackers had knocked at the door of Kalburgi's house on Sunday claiming to be his students and as it was opened, they pumped bullets into his forehead and chest and fled. He died in a hospital.

Kalburgi had raised the hackles of right-wing outfits when he made certain remarks about idol worship by Hindus that were considered "derogatory" and "blasphemous" and also led to protests by them. A winner of central and state "Sahitya Akademi" awards, he had also suggested the need for a better state anthem.