Overview
- Khattar, who had been admitted to Goa Medical College for chest pain, received regular bail on Saturday from a Vasco magistrate with two Rs 30,000 bonds and two sureties.
- The court ordered him not to leave India and to give a written promise that he will not repeat the alleged offence.
- Vasco Police booked him under BNS sections 299 and 196 for outraging religious feelings and promoting enmity after a complaint by activist Peter D’Souza, and he was detained in Kullu before being handed to the Goa Crime Branch.
- After release, he berated Goan journalists over “ethics,” drawing condemnation from the Goa Union of Journalists and Congress leaders who demanded an apology.
- Police also arrested his brother, Madhav, for preparing, recording, and posting the speech, while the event organiser apologised and distanced itself, reflecting sensitivity in Goa where St Francis Xavier is the patron saint.