Bengaluru, March 21 -- The Bengaluru Police Tuesday arrested Kannada actor Chetan Kumar, popularly known as Chetan Ahimsa, after his tweet on Hindutva went viral.

The FIR lodged against him stated that his tweet, which says that "Hindutva is built on lies", allegedly hurt the sentiments of Hindus.

He was taken into custody by the Sheshadripuram police in Bengaluru.

The charges against him include insulting a religion or religious beliefs and making statements that promote enmity between classes.

In a tweet on March 20, Kumar claimed that Hindutva is built on lies.

"Savarkar: Indian 'nation' began when Rama defeated Ravana & returned to Ayodhya -> a lie 1992: Babri Masjid is 'birthplace of Rama' -> a lie 2023: Urigowda-Nanjegowda are ...