Panaji, April 24 -- Right-wing speaker Gautam Khattar was arrested on Friday, April 24, in Himachal Pradesh, for his offensive and derogatory remarks on St Francis Xavier.

The police, in a statement, said that Himachal Pradesh Police detained the accused in Kullu district following a look out circular (LOC) issued against him.

"A team of Crime Branch will soon take over the custody of the accused and he will be brought to Goa," the authorities said.

His brother, Madhav Khattar, was arrested earlier in Uttarakhand's Haridwar and named a co-accused after it was found that he had prepared the speech delivered by his brother at the event held on Saturday, April 18.

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