<p id="thickbox_headline">Even as the Kerala government earlier rejected the demands to initiate legal action against a bishop for his 'narcotic jihad' remarks, a local court directed the police to register a case.</p>.<p>The Kottayam district police on Monday registered the case against Bishop of Pala in Kottayam Joseph Kallarangatt on charges of promoting hatred among religions.</p>.<p>A magistrate court in the district ordered the police to register the case on the basis of a petition filed by a leader of All India Imams' Council.</p>.<p>Religious leaders, including heads of various churches, had flayed the remarks of the bishop recently that 'jihadis' were trying to destroy non-Muslims through 'love jihad' and 'narcotic jihad'.</p>.<p>The statement had triggered widespread resentment and demonstrations against the bishop.</p>
<p id="thickbox_headline">Even as the Kerala government earlier rejected the demands to initiate legal action against a bishop for his 'narcotic jihad' remarks, a local court directed the police to register a case.</p>.<p>The Kottayam district police on Monday registered the case against Bishop of Pala in Kottayam Joseph Kallarangatt on charges of promoting hatred among religions.</p>.<p>A magistrate court in the district ordered the police to register the case on the basis of a petition filed by a leader of All India Imams' Council.</p>.<p>Religious leaders, including heads of various churches, had flayed the remarks of the bishop recently that 'jihadis' were trying to destroy non-Muslims through 'love jihad' and 'narcotic jihad'.</p>.<p>The statement had triggered widespread resentment and demonstrations against the bishop.</p>