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Noida Woman Charged Over Remarks About PM Modi
A 25‑year‑old woman named Ruchika Singh was at a protest in Delhi on July 23.
She said some words about the Prime Minister that people said were rude and could make people angry.
A man named Smriti Singh complained to the police.
The police made a Zero FIR, which is a special kind of police report, against Ruchika.
The case is now being looked at by the police station on Parliament Street.
Some people think the police should not use criminal law for words spoken at protests, while others say the words were bad enough to be punished.
The police and the government are trying to decide what to do next.
Ruchika Singh, 25, was charged for remarks about PM Modi during a protest at Jantar Mantar.
A Zero FIR was filed at Expressway Police Station, Noida, under sections 352, 353(1) and 356(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The complaint was made by Smriti Singh, a resident of Ghaziabad.
The case was transferred to Parliament Street Police Station for further investigation.
Cockroach Janta Party spokesperson Saurav Das criticized the use of criminal machinery against protesters.
- Who
- 25‑year‑old Ruchika Singh, accused of making remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- What
- Zero FIR filed for defamation, public mischief and criminal intimidation
- Where
- Jantar Mantar, Delhi; Expressway Police Station, Noida
- When
- Protest on July 23; complaint filed July 24
- Why
- Alleged abusive language undermining the dignity of the PM and spreading hatred
Key facts
- Case Filed
- Zero FIR
- Accused
- Ruchika Singh
- Accusation
- Objectionable remarks against PM Modi
- Police Station
- Expressway Police Station, Noida
- Transferred To
- Parliament Street Police Station
- Sections
- 352, 353(1), 356(1) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
Quotes
Ashish Sood
Delhi Home Minister
“"Of course, if there's any language that was used which is derogatory in nature, then the person concerned is free to pursue civil defamation and criminal defamation against the person. However, the use of criminal machinery to go against protesters is highly condemnable and no one should be punished for any objectionable language per se."”
NDTV
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“"We stand with the students, and it is in that spirit that we issued this order. Our government has honoured its commitment to them. However, if any anti-social elements with criminal antecedents used the student protest as an opportunity to spread violence, action will be taken against them."”
NDTV
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