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Teen PM Slur Case: Girl Says Harassment Continues

Teen PM Slur Case: Girl Says Harassment Continues
Teen PM slur case: ‘Won’t back down’ as girl alleges continued harassment after FIR - Telegraph India · telegraphindia.com

A 15-year-old girl was reported to police after allegedly using insulting slogans about Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

A video now shows someone resembling her saying that she has continued to face harassment.

She says she has lost her freedom and must hide her face.

She also says she will not give up.

Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh blamed people supporting Modi for making her life difficult.

Police first registered a case in Noida on July 29.

The case was later moved to Delhi, and the complaint was withdrawn.

Modi said young people who make such statements should be guided and forgiven instead of being harassed.

Key facts

Age involved
The girl was 15 years old.
FIR date
July 29
Initial police agency
Noida police
Legal provisions
Sections 352, 353(1) and 356(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
Later jurisdiction
The FIR was transferred to Delhi.
Complaint status
Lawyer Smriti Singh later withdrew the complaint.
Video claim
A person resembling the girl said she had faced continuous harassment and would not back down.

Quotes

The 15-year-old girl

The teenager described in the report as having faced the FIR over alleged abusive slogans against Modi

“These are misguided youths. It is our job to show them the way. To punish them or entangle them in court cases or harass them in public will not change the circumstances. I want to forgive them”
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“Modiji, you have made my life hell. You have gone after a 15-year-old girl and got her tortured from everywhere.”
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Sanjay Singh

AAP member of Parliament who criticised the alleged harassment of the teenager

“The Prime Minister of the world’s largest democracy is fighting with a 15-year-old girl. What a state of affairs”
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