Mangaluru: A woman from the city has looked for the intervention of the Ministry of External Affairs for her husband’s liberation, who has been in prison in Saudi Arabia for almost 20 months, in connection with blasphemy social media posts.
Kavitha, a resident of Barnakatte in the city, said that her husband Shailesh Kottari, 52, had been involved in relation to Facebook’s position against Islam and King of Saudi Arabia.
Mother Dua, Kavitha said that Shailesh did not know the Facebook post, which was allegedly shared by criminals using a false profile made in its name.
Jithendra Kottari, social worker and a BJP leader, told TI that this problem was communicated with Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Katheel.
“Shailesh, who works for a private company in the hospitality sector in Saudi Arabia for the past 20 years, has removed his Facebook account after he received a threat to share a post that supported the citizenship law (amendment) and the Indian government.
Then, he was surprised to find a page FB in his name on January 23 last year.
The post against Islam and the King of Saudi Arabia was distributed on a fake page, which was made using his name and style.
Immediately, he brought this problem to notice his employer, who suggested that he submit a complaint.
When he went to the police To submit a complaint on February 16, he was arrested and a case was ordered to him, “he said.
MP Kateel has sent requests to the Ministry of External Affairs.
“In this particular case, only the central government can help families since Shailesh has been ordered to post social media to Islam and King of Saudi Arabia.
We have decided to bring this problem to the notification of the Head of Minister of Baseavaraj Bommai, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah and Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar.
We have planned to meet Minister of External Affairs on November 19 through our MP.
Many Nris and Kannada Sanghas from Dakshina Kannada in Saudi Arabia have contacted us and offered their help, “he added.
Kavitha said that they did not allow her husband to make a call to him.
“The authorities in Saudi Arabia took him to court regularly, but did not provide any information,” he added.
In the same incident, Harish Bangera, a resident of Goyadibettu in Beejadi Village, Kundapur, an AC technician for a company in Dammam, was arrested for alleged posting messages of insulting on Facebook against Prince Crown Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman and a community.
He was released in August this year.
Some organizations and representatives have worked for their release.