Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Punjab Police Book Sukhpal Khaira, Issue Notice to X
Punjab Police registered a case against Congress MLA Sukhpal Khaira.
The case followed a complaint from an Aam Aadmi Party leader.
She had raised concerns about posts Khaira made about her on X. The FIR includes allegations of sexual harassment, insulting a woman’s modesty and criminal intimidation.
It also cites a section of the Information Technology Act.
Khaira said the case was an attempt to silence him.
The article’s headline says police issued a notice to X, but it does not give details about the notice.
Punjab Police registered an FIR against Congress MLA Sukhpal Khaira after a complaint by an Aam Aadmi Party leader.
The complaint concerned Khaira’s social media posts about the woman on X.
The FIR includes charges related to sexual harassment, insulting a woman’s modesty, criminal intimidation and alleged offences under the Information Technology Act.
The case cites Sections 75(1)(iv), 75(3), 79, 351 and 61 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and Section 67 of the Information Technology Act.
Khaira called the FIR an attempt to muzzle his voice; the headline also reports that police issued a notice to X.
- Who
- Punjab Police, Congress MLA Sukhpal Khaira and the Aam Aadmi Party leader who made the complaint.
- What
- Police registered an FIR against Khaira over allegations connected to his social media posts; the headline also reports a notice to X.
- When
- Not stated in the article.
- Where
- Punjab.
- Why
- The FIR followed the Aam Aadmi Party leader’s complaint about Khaira’s posts on X.
Complaint and police action
Khaira's response
The FIR
Complaint and police action
A woman Aam Aadmi Party leader complained about Khaira’s posts, and police registered an FIR citing provisions concerning sexual harassment, insulting a woman’s modesty and criminal intimidation.
Khaira's response
Khaira described the FIR as an attempt to muzzle his voice.
Notice to X
Complaint and police action
The article headline reports that police issued a notice to X.
Khaira's response
The article does not provide Khaira’s response to the reported notice or further details about it.
- Accused
- Sukhpal Khaira, a Congress MLA
- Complainant
- An Aam Aadmi Party leader
- Platform
- X
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections cited
- 75(1)(iv), 75(3), 79, 351 and 61
- Information Technology Act section cited
- Section 67
- Maximum punishment described for Section 75(3)
- Up to one year in prison, a fine, or both
- Khaira's response
- He called the FIR an attempt to muzzle his voice.