 The same year, he was arrested in Bangalore under India’s Terrorism and Anti-Disruptive Activities Act.Rajshekar told Human Rights Watch that this arrest was for an editorial he had written in "Dalit Voice", that another writer who republished the editorial was also arrested, and that he was eventually released with an apology.Rajshekar has also been arrested under the Sedition Act and under the Indian Penal Code for creating disaffection between communities.