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Bengaluru biryani vendor arrested over 'abusive' reel against PM Narendra Modi during Freedom Park NEET protest

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  1. Hudson, a 21-year-old street vendor in Bengaluru, was arrested for an Instagram reel criticizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

  2. The reel was made during a NEET protest at Freedom Park, using a friend's phone, and questioned Modi's response to police brutality against protesters.

  3. A complaint was filed by Abilash Reddy M, BJP president of Sarvagnanagar constituency, leading to police action.

  4. Hudson confessed to making the reel and uploading it to his Instagram account 'Madonly__'.

  5. A case was registered under the Information Technology Act and Section 196 (promoting enmity between groups).