Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Tipu Sultan Cutout Video Prompts FIR in Chikkamagaluru
A large cutout of Tipu Sultan was made in Chikkamagaluru for an Eid Milad procession.
Someone posted a video of it on Instagram.
The video used a song that police and local groups linked to support for Pakistan.
The clip spread quickly on social media.
Hindu organisations protested and asked police to act.
Police filed a case under two sections of India’s Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Officers are trying to identify and arrest the people behind the account.
Police said they will take firm action against posts that could disturb peace or create communal tension.
Police registered an FIR after a video of a 40-foot Tipu Sultan cutout used a Pakistan-linked song.
The cutout was erected in Tipu Nagar ahead of an Eid Milad procession scheduled for August 26.
The video appeared on the Instagram page Chikkamagaluru Power Tipu Boys and spread across social media.
The FIR invokes Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 196 and 299 over alleged communal provocation and anti-national activity.
A special police team is tracing the account’s IP address and investigating people who shared the video.
- Who
- Chikkamagaluru police, the Chikkamagaluru Power Tipu Boys Instagram account holders, and people who shared the video are involved; local Hindu organisations filed protests.
- What
- Police registered an FIR over a video of a Tipu Sultan cutout accompanied by a Pakistan-linked song.
- When
- The cutout was prepared ahead of an Eid Milad procession scheduled for August 26; the report does not specify the year.
- Where
- Tipu Nagar, within the limits of Chikkamagaluru Town police station, Karnataka.
- Why
- Police said the song and video could provoke communal tension and involved alleged anti-national activity.
- Cutout height
- 40 feet
- Location
- Tipu Nagar, Chikkamagaluru
- Event
- Eid Milad procession scheduled for August 26
- Instagram account
- Chikkamagaluru Power Tipu Boys
- Legal provisions
- Sections 196 and 299 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Police action
- A special team was formed to trace and arrest suspected account holders
- Additional investigation
- Police are examining people who further shared the video