The city police have arrested 30-year-old Shafi Bellare, a native of Bellare in Sullia taluk and working in Saudi Arabia, for his alleged involvement in posting content on social networking site derogating Durgaparameshwari, presiding deity of Kateel temple and other Hindu gods.

Shafi was arrested on Sunday soon after he landed at the Mangaluru International Airport.

It was in August that the Bantwal Town police registered a complaint against the posts in October 2015 demeaning Kateel Durgaparameshwari and other Hindu gods. The city’s Mangaluru North police also registered a case. The city and the Dakshina Kannada police are jointly investigating the case.

Having collected information about involvement of Shafi, who works in a construction firm in Dammam, the city police issued a look out notice against him in September.

On Sunday, the immigration authorities detained Shafi soon after he landed at the airport. The Mangaluru North police then arrested him and took him to their custody for further questioning.

Police Commissioner M. Chandra Sekhar said Shafi Bellare was one of the persons who had posted derogatory posts on the social networking site.

They are on the lookout for other persons involved in the case, he said.

Shafi was arrested

on Sunday soon

after he landed at

the Mangaluru International Airport