T.G. Mohandas arrest: Court pulls up police over procedural lapses

A court in Thiruvananthapuram has criticized local police for failing to follow mandatory procedural notices before arresting Hindutva ideologue T.G. Mohandas. The court granted bail, citing Supreme Court guidelines that require notices for offenses punishable by less than seven years in prison.
The Thiruvananthapuram Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate has come down heavily on the police for failing to issue a mandatory notice before arresting Hindutva ideologue T.G. Mohandas, who was ultimately granted bail following his arrest over derogatory statements made against students who recently protested at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
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