The Delhi Police on Saturday became the fifth one to file a case against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and six journalists for allegedly shar...
The Delhi Police on Saturday became the fifth one to file a case against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and six journalists for allegedly sharing unverified news about the death of a protestor during the farmers’ tractor rally on January 26, NDTV reported.
However, unlike the other states, the first information report filed by the Delhi Police does not include charges of sedition.
Besides Tharoor, the police named India Today journalist Rajdeep Sardesai, National Herald’s senior consulting editor Mrinal Pande, Qaumi Awaz editor Zafar Agha, The Caravan magazine’s editor and founder Paresh Nath, The Caravan editor Anant Nath and its executive editor Vinod K Jose.
The FIR was lodged on a complaint by advocate Chiranjiv Kumar, a central government lawyer at the Delhi High Court, according to The Indian Express. Kumar’s complaint said that the accused spread fake news about a farmer’s death in Delhi on January 26 by blaming the Delhi Police.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Jasmeet Singh told The Hindu that based on the complaint, a case under Indian Penal Code Sections 153 (promoting enmity between different groups), 504 (insult with intent to prove breach of peace) and 120 B (criminal conspiracy) was lodged.
The FIR filed stated that the accused, through their “fake, misleading and wrong” tweets, tried to imply that the death of the farmer was caused by the violence committed by...
