Ludhiana, Oct. 24 -- Mukesh Kumar, alias Vishal Thakur-already behind bars for the murder of a 22-year-old youth during a religious procession on October 2-has now landed in fresh trouble. The Ludhiana police have booked him in a hate-speech case after he allegedly posted objectionable remarks on religion through social media.

Police officials said a fresh FIR under Sections 196 (acts that promote enmity, hatred, or ill-will between different groups based on religion, race, place of birth, language, caste, or community), 352 (intentional insult to provoke a breach of peace), 353 (1) ("Statements conducing to public mischief" and criminalises making, publishing, or circulating false statements that could incite mutiny, cause public fear, ...