Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Ashish Joshi Seeks FIR Copy After Nine-Hour Police Questioning
Ashish Joshi is a former government official.
Delhi Police questioned him for almost nine hours about social media posts.
Reports say he was picked up on September 2.
One report says this happened in Chanakyapuri, while another says he was out for a morning walk.
Joshi says the police did not give him a copy of the FIR.
An FIR is the written record of a police case.
He has asked a court to provide the document.
The Patiala House Court is expected to consider his request on Tuesday.
Former civil servant Ashish Joshi moved Patiala House Courts for a copy of the FIR linked to his questioning.
The Delhi Police Special Cell questioned Joshi for nearly nine hours over social media posts.
Joshi was picked up on September 2, with reports differing on whether this occurred in Chanakyapuri or during a morning walk.
Joshi said repeated requests for the FIR copy during interrogation were unsuccessful.
Chief Judicial Magistrate Mridul Gupta is due to consider the application on Tuesday.
- Who
- Former civil servant Ashish Joshi, his lawyer Aadil Singh Boparai, and the Delhi Police Special Cell are involved.
- What
- Joshi filed an application seeking a copy of the FIR connected to his detention and questioning.
- When
- He was questioned on September 2, raised the issue on social media on Friday, and filed the court application on Monday; the court is due to consider it on Tuesday.
- Where
- The application was filed at Patiala House Courts. Reports place his pickup in Chanakyapuri or say it occurred while he was out for a morning walk.
- Why
- The questioning concerned a case purportedly registered in August over Joshi’s social media posts.
- Applicant
- Ashish Joshi, a former Controller of Communications in the Department of Telecommunications
- Police unit
- Delhi Police Special Cell
- Questioning duration
- Nearly nine hours
- Date mentioned
- September 2
- Requested document
- A copy of the FIR
- Court
- Patiala House Courts
- Next hearing
- Chief Judicial Magistrate Mridul Gupta is due to consider the application on Tuesday
