Overview
- Police in Mapusa questioned Congress leader Girish Chodankar for about three hours over a case alleging he hurt religious sentiments.
- Officers said separate FIRs name Chodankar and tribal leader Govind Shirodkar, with a third case filed against social worker Warren Alemao.
- The complaints followed a protest by several hundred people under Hindu Ekta Samiti who accused Chodankar of distorting a Durga aarti, a devotional hymn.
- Chodankar said his social media post targeted the BJP over Mandovi river pollution from offshore casinos and he denied any intent to offend.
- The investigations come after right-wing speaker Gautam Khattar won bail following his arrest for remarks about St Francis Xavier, a saint widely revered in Goa.