Delhi Police files FIRs against Nupur Sharma, Naveen Jindal, Saba Naqvi and others

The Delhi Police has registered FIRs against former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, sacked BJP leader Naveen Jindal, and journalist Saba Naqvi among others over hate messages on social media.

New Delhi: Suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, expelled leader Naveen Jindal and journalist Saba Naqvi have been booked by the Delhi Police among others for allegedly spreading hate messages amid the row over the comments made about the Prophet.

The Delhi Police has registered two FIRs — one against Nupur Sharma and another against those who have been accused of making “controversial” statements continuously.

While the first FIR named on Nupur Sharma, the second named Naveen Jindal, Shadab Chauhan, Sab Naqvi, Maulana Mufti Nadeem, Abdur Rehman, Gulzar Ansari, and Anil Kumar Meena.

Police have booked Nupur Sharma under Sections 153 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot), 295 (injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class), and 505 (statements conducing to public mischief) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

The FIR has been filed by the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operation (IFSO) unit of the Special Cell of Delhi Police against people for “inciting various groups and creating situations that are detrimental to the maintenance of public tranquillity in the country.”