A private complaint filed against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his alleged hate speech during the BJP's Lok Sabha poll campaign in Rajasthan in April this year was dismissed by a special court in Bengaluru on Tuesday.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court Judge KN Shivakumar dismissed the complaint filed by Ziaur Rahman, who had sought the court to take cognisance of alleged offences under Sections 153A (hate speech), 153B, 295A (hurting religious sentiments), 503, 504, and 505(2) of the Indian Penal Code, or to refer the matter for investigation by the local police.

Rahman claimed before the Court that Modi had attempted to divide the nation along religious lines by stating that the wealth of Indians, including women's mangalsutras, would be confiscated if the Congress came to power.