Bijapur (Karnataka): Karnataka Police has slapped a case against firebrand Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Praveen Togadia for allegedly making an inflammatory speech at a rally in Bijapur.

Police said cases had also been booked against Pramod Muthalik, convenor for VHP for the South, on similar charge and three others for publishing in Kannada a book on "jihadi" written by Togadia.

The Kannada version of Togadia's original book in Gujarathi was released by the VHP leader at "Viraat Hindu Samavesh" on July 27.

District authorities had banned the entry of Togadia into Bijapur district for seven days from July 26 but the Karnataka High Court had permitted him to address the rally on the condition that he should not make any inflammatory speech.

PTI