Karnataka BJP MP who threatened policemen during 'Mangalore Chalo' booked

The Mangaluru police registered an FIR against a BJP MP from Karnataka for threatening policemen and stopping them from arresting BJP workers. A complaint was registered against BJP strongman from coastal Karnataka Nalin Kumar Kateel for stopping policemen from doing their work during the BJP's 'Mangaluru Chalo' bike rally on Thursday.

On Thursday, a video of the BJP MP threatening policemen for arresting BJP supporters, who had gathered for the rally despite a ban, went viral. The MP threatened to "shut down Mangaluru if BJP leaders were not released" in the Kadri police station.

A complaint was registered by the staff of the police station that accused Kateel of stopping a public servant from discharging their duty. In January, earlier this year, Kateel had threatened to "burn the entire city if the police failed to arrest the accused in the murder of a BJP worker's son."

Following the complaint, the Mangaluru police have registered an FIR under IPC section 353 against Nalin Kumar Kateel. BJP leaders and workers courted arrested on Thursday after they defied police order banning processions in the city. Kateel's intimidation was caught on camera. The leader is not new to controversial statements.

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