Delhi Police have filed a complaint against Nupur Sharma, a suspended spokeswoman for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party, over her anti-Islam remarks which sparked a diplomatic backlash.
Indian Muslims hold placards demanding the arrest of Nupur Sharma, a spokesperson of the governing Hindu nationalist party, in Ahmedabad, India, on Wednesday, 8 June, 2022.Police in New Delhi said on Thursday they have filed a complaint against a suspended spokeswoman for India's ruling party for "inciting people on divisive lines" on social media, days after her remarks on Islam's Prophet Muhammad led to a diplomatic backlash.
Delhi Police said they had registered two preliminary complaints - known as first information reports - on the basis "of social media analysis against those trying to disrupt public tranquillity & inciting people on divisive lines". "Even as notices are being sent to social media intermediaries for details of those behind these accounts/entities, #DelhiPolice appeals to everyone to desist from posting anything that may disrupt social and communal harmony."
Reuters could not find a phone number or email address for her. A BJP spokesperson did not answer his phone.
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