Archive · 23 May 2025
Indore Cartoonist Booked for Allegedly Offensive Online Content
Imagine an artist named Hemant made drawings and comments online that some people found offensive.
These were about the Prime Minister, a group called RSS, and a religious figure named Lord Shiva.
Someone complained to the police, and now the police are investigating.
They say Hemant's posts were intended to hurt people's feelings and cause problems.
Hemant says the work is satirical.
The police have filed charges against him.
Indore Police have filed a case against cartoonist Hemant Malviya.
The complaint was filed by RSS member and lawyer Vinay Joshi.
Malviya is accused of posting objectionable material about PM Modi, the RSS, and Lord Shiva.
He is charged under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the IT Act.
Malviya has stated the news is not a joke after the FIR was registered against him.
- Who
- Indore Police, acting on a complaint by RSS member Vinay Joshi.
- What
- A case has been filed against cartoonist Hemant Malviya for posting objectionable material online.
- When
- Not specified in the article.
- Where
- Lasudiya police station in Indore.
- Why
- For allegedly sharing offensive and indecent content targeting Hindu religious sentiments, the RSS, and PM Modi.
Cartoonist's Perspective
Complainant's Perspective
Content Purpose
Cartoonist's Perspective
Malviya acknowledges the FIR and asserts the content was satirical. He includes a disclaimer stating that the characters are fictional.
Complainant's Perspective
The complainant (Vinay Joshi, RSS member) alleges that Malviya's posts are offensive, indecent, and intended to hurt religious sentiments and communal harmony.
- Accused
- Hemant Malviya
- Complainant
- Vinay Joshi (RSS member)
- Location
- Lasudiya Police Station, Indore
- Charges
- BNS sections 196, 299, 352, IT Act 67A
- Nature of Complaint
- Alleged offensive and indecent online posts
- Targets of Cartoons
- RSS, PM Modi, Lord Shiva
