Who is Hemant Malviya? Indore cartoonist booked over ‘offensive’ content on RSS, PM Modi

The Madhya Pradesh Police has booked Indore-based cartoonist Hemant Malviya aft a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) subordinate lodged a ailment accusing him of sharing objectionable contented online, reported quality bureau PTI.

Indore-based cartoonist booked for 'offensive' online contented by RSS(Facebook/@HemantMalviya)

The complaint, filed by lawyer and RSS activistic Vinay Joshi astatine Lasudiya police presumption connected Wednesday night, claims that Hemant Malviya’s cartoons are “offensive", “obscene", and “indecent". Joshi alleges the posts are meant to wounded Hindu spiritual sentiments and harm the RSS’s image.

What are the charges against Hemant Malviya

According to police, Hemant Malviya posted cartoons, comments, photos, and videos connected his Facebook leafage referencing Lord Shiva, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the RSS. He has been charged nether sections 196, 299, and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for actions allegedly harming communal harmony and hurting spiritual feelings. 

He besides faces charges nether Section 67A of the Information Technology Act for sharing contented depicting sexually explicit acts electronically.

Lasudiya constabulary presumption in-charge Tareesh Soni said Malviya has not been arrested yet and that the probe is ongoing.

Who is Hemant Malviya?

Hemant Malviya is simply a cartoonist based successful Indore. According to his societal media profiles, helium is an artist, cartoonist, and wedding decorator. His online posts often see governmental satire and commentary connected existent affairs.

His Facebook profile, which has astir 40,000 followers, includes a disclaimer stating that each characters successful his cartoons are fictional and immoderate resemblance to existent radical is coincidental. 

Malviya denied the allegations and told The Indian Express, “I americium targeted for my cartoons that question the administration.” 

He added, “Closure reports were filed successful some transgression cases. I ne'er spoke against the PM’s mother. I person been a people of the close helping successful the authorities ever since I gained infamy with the Ramdev case.”

This is not the archetypal clip Malviya has faced ineligible trouble. According to a study by The Indian Express, the Uttarakhand Police booked him successful 2022 for allegedly creating obscene posters of yoga guru Ramdev. Later that year, the Indore Police booked him again implicit expected defamatory remarks aft the decease of Prime Minister Modi’s mother.