Archive · 4 Nov 2025
AAP Gujarat Social Media Team and Raju Karpada Booked in FIRs
Imagine two politicians, Raju Karpada and Pravin Ram, who are in jail.
The police are upset because it looks like they are still posting on social media, even though they are locked up.
They think this is tricking people and making the jail look bad.
So, they filed FIRs (formal complaints) against Raju and the Aam Aadmi Party's social media helpers.
The police are accusing them of lying and creating problems.
Also, some people who were in jail for a different fight in a village called Hadadad have been moved to other jails.
AAP leader Raju Karpada and the party's Gujarat social media team were booked in two FIRs on November 1.
The FIRs were filed by the Bhavnagar District Jail Superintendent and Jailer at Nilambaug police station.
Allegations include defaming the jail administration, misleading the public, forgery, promoting enmity, and identity theft.
The complaints relate to a video posted by Karpada before his arrest and social media posts made from Karpada's and Pravin Ram's accounts while they were in judicial custody.
Separately, several individuals accused in the October 12 Hadadad village violence have been transferred out of Bhavnagar District Jail.
- Who
- Raju Karpada, AAP's social media team in Gujarat, and unknown individuals managing their social media accounts.
- What
- Booked in two FIRs for allegedly defaming jail administration, misleading the public, forgery, and promoting enmity.
- When
- FIRs filed on November 1; related incident on October 12; arrests on October 16.
- Where
- Bhavnagar District Jail and Nilambaug police station, Bhavnagar.
- Why
- Allegations stem from a video posted by Karpada before his arrest and continued social media posts from accounts of Karpada and Pravin Ram while they were in judicial custody, which purportedly misled the public and defamed jail authorities.
Police/Jail Administration
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
Social Media Activity While Jailed
Police/Jail Administration
The social media accounts of Raju Karpada and Pravin Ram were being managed by others while they were in judicial custody, creating a false impression that the jailed leaders were posting, thus defaming the jail administration and misleading the public.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
The AAP Legal Cell is seeking reasons for the transfer of 38 individuals, including Karpada and Ram, to other jails, indicating a lack of transparency in jail management actions.
Karpada's Video
Police/Jail Administration
A video by Raju Karpada urging attendance at a Kisan Mahapanchayat appeared to be published from prison, without a disclaimer that it was pre-recorded, which cast the jail authorities in a poor light.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
Pranav Thakkar, head of AAP's Legal Cell, has not directly commented on the content of the video but has raised concerns about the subsequent transfer of party members.
- Date of FIRs
- November 1
- Police Station
- Nilambaug police station, Bhavnagar
- Complainants
- Bhavnagar District Jail Superintendent DD Prajapati and Jailer RT Solanki
- Accused
- Raju Karpada, AAP Gujarat social media team, unknown persons handling social media accounts of Raju Karpada and Pravin Ram
- Allegations
- Defamation, misleading the public, forgery, promoting enmity, identity theft
- Related Incident
- October 12 violence at Hadadad village, Botad