Archive · 16 Aug 2025
US-based Keralite Booked for Facebook Post Insulting Flag
A man named Albichan Muringayil, who is from Kerala but lives in the United States, is in trouble.
He made a post on Facebook that some people thought was disrespectful to India's national flag.
A member of a local political party complained to the police, and the police have now filed a case against him.
The police say the Facebook post contained insulting content.
He has been charged under a law that protects the national flag from being disrespected.
A Keralite living in the US was booked by police.
The case was filed based on a complaint by a local BJP functionary.
The Facebook post allegedly contained derogatory content about the national flag.
The accused is identified as Albichan Muringayil.
He was booked under the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act.
- Who
- Albichan Muringayil, a Keralite living in the US, is accused of the offense.
- What
- A case was registered against Albichan Muringayil for allegedly insulting the national flag in a Facebook post.
- When
- The case was registered on Friday and reported on Saturday.
- Where
- The case was registered in Edathala, India.
- Why
- The complaint alleged the Facebook post contained derogatory content about the national flag.
- Accused
- Albichan Muringayil
- Location
- US (currently), Kottayam, India (reportedly)
- Complaint Filed By
- Anoop, a local BJP functionary
- Charges
- Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act
- Incident
- Facebook post with derogatory content about the national flag