Case against Arundhati Roy

RANCHI: A complaint case was lodged at the Ranchi chief judicial magistrate's (CJM) court against Booker prize winner and social activist Arundhati Roy for saying that "Kashmir was never an integral part of India".
The case was lodged under Section 124 (A) of IPC against Roy by one Ashish Kumar Singh in the court of CJM Vijay Kumar. The hearing on the complaint case will take place on Tuesday.
The petitioner alleged that Roy, by issuing a statement in public that in her view "Kashmir was never an integral part of India", has attempted to bring hatred or contempt against the government establishment by law. The petitioner demanded lawful action against Roy.
Roy was in the state capital on September 25 and 26 to attend a public hearing on Operation Green Hunt. While interacting with reporters, Roy had said in her opinion she did not accept that Kashmir was ever an integral part of India.
Meanwhile, judicial custody of former chief minister Madhu Koda and his aide Vikash Sinha was extended by the vigilance and Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) courts on Monday.
Koda was produced in the vigilance court of special judge Binoy Kant Khan and his judicial custody was extended till October 18, while Sinha was produced in the court of special judge Geetendra Kumar Singh and his judicial custody was extended till October 27.