On Wednesday, the suspended BJP leader Naveen Jindal, suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and journalist Saba Naqvi and others were accused of spreading hate messages on social media amid the Prophet row controversy. Nupur Sharma, Naveen Jindal, Saba Naqvi, and Others were Booked by the Delhi Police
The case was registered by the Intelligence Fusion & Strategic Operations Unit of the Delhi Police Special Cell. Deputy Police Commissioner KPS Malhotra confirmed the development.
We have been facing criticism from the Gulf countries and their disappointment.
Two FIRs have been registered one against Nupur Sharma for making controversial statements under sections 153 (want only giving provocation with intent to cause riot), and 295 (injuring or defiling a place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class).
And 505 (statements conducing to public mischief) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and the second one against Naveen Jindal, Saba Naqvi, and others.
The police will investigate their roles on various social media entities in promoting false information with an intention to create unrest in cyberspace, an Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations official told the news agency ANI.
Those booked in the case include Nupur Sharma, Naveen Kumar Jindal, Shadab Chauhan, Saba Naqvi, Maulana Mufti Nadeem, Abdur Rehman, Gulzar Ansari, Anil Kumar Meena and Pooja Shakun.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (IFSO) KPS Malhotra said the FIR was registered against people of several religions.
The action comes days after Nupur Sharma’s remark against Prophet Muhammad triggered an international row with over a dozen Arab countries objecting to her utterances. Taking strong action in the matter, BJP suspended her from primary membership. The party also dismissed Jindal, who had written a controversial tweet against the Prophet
