Kochi, Kerala: A sessions court in Ernakulam has granted anticipatory bail to social media influencer Amrit Singh.  Known as Amrit Singh Darren, the vlogger was booked by the Kerala police for allegedly making communally divisive remarks in an Instagram.

In a video posted on Instagram account littichokha_up, the vlogger highlighted beef being served at a cafe named Kashi Art Cafe in Fort Kochi. The content creator then questioned the cafe’s name which refers to a place considered sacred by Hindus. He also objected to an artwork he found there which allegedly depicted Muhammed Ali Jinnah alongside Mahatma Gandhi.

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The vlogger also raised concerns about the demography of Kochi stating that the area is predominantly occupied by the Muslim community. Granting the bail, Sessions Judge KK Balakrishnan observed that Singh had no reported criminal antecedents. The judge further said that appropriate bail conditions would be sufficient to address the police’s concerns about the investigation.

“He has no reported criminal antecedents. Sufficient conditions for bail only needed to address the objection raised by the prosecution against the petition. Therefore, pre-arrest bail is granted to the petitioner with following conditions,” Bar and Bench quoted the judge.

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