MANGALURU (KARNATAKA):  Two separate cases have been booked in Belthangady against activists Girish Mattannanavar and Mahesh Shetty Thimarody on charges of creating and circulating videos on social media that allegedly disturbed communal harmony and offended public sentiments, police said on Tuesday.

The first complaint was filed on August 30 by Praveen K R of Dharmasthala, they said.

He alleged that activist Girish Mattannanavar, in association with activist Mahesh Shetty Thimarody and others, had for several days brought bloggers in Belthangady and circulated what were described as false and provocative videos on social media platforms, police said.