Rana Ayyub
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A Delhi court has directed the police to register an FIR against journalist Rana Ayyub for allegedly making some derogatory posts in 2016-17 that included “insults to Hindu deities, spreading of anti-India sentiment and incitement of religious disharmony”. The court said the plea before it disclosed the commission of cognisable offences, and directed the city police to investigate the matter “fairly”.
Chief Judicial Magistrate Himanshu Raman Singh was hearing an application filed by an advocate seeking the court’s directions to register an FIR.
The plea alleged that Ms. Ayyub made derogatory posts on X.
Published – January 28, 2025 08:47 am IST