Bhatkal: BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje was on Thursday booked for a tweet that alleged the role of “jihadis” in what she said was attempted “rape and murder” of a 14-year-old girl in Maagod in Uttara Kannada’s Honnavar taluk, while the incident actually involved a girl and a stalker. The girl had later confessed that fearing a stalker and to escape the exams, she had inflicted the wounds on herself  on December 14. 

Meanwhile, Shobha Karandlaje had tweeted that "Jihadis tried to rape and murder a girl studying in 9th std near Honnavar. Why is the govt silent about this incident? Arrest those who molested and injured this girl. Where are you CM@siddaramaiah?"

Police said an FIR was registered against Shobha Karandlaje on charges of provoking people to cause riots, disturbing communal harmony and spreading rumours.This tweet and many other rumors that were spread through social media had increased the tension in the region, leading to attacks on a local Masjid and several houses.

Registering an FIR against her, Police said the MP's tweets and video messages through social media platforms further added to tension in the regions of coastal Karnataka, which was on the boil since December 6 when 19-year-old Paresh Mesta was found dead under mysterious circumstances.