FIR against Instagram user for allegedly abusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi over student protest in Delhi
Bengaluru police have registered an FIR against an Instagram user for posting abusive content directed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The complaint was filed by a local BJP official following the user's comments regarding student protests in Delhi.
Why it matters
This case underscores the ongoing tensions regarding social media regulation and the legal boundaries of political speech in India.
Banaswadi police in Bengaluru have registered an FIR against an Instagram user, identified as Hudson, for allegedly posting abusive remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media.
The FIR was registered on July 22 based on a complaint by Abhilash Reddy M (38), president of the BJP unit in Sarvagnanagar constituency.
According to the complaint, Hudson, who allegedly runs Pandyan’s Biryani on a footpath at Kammanahalli, shared an Instagram post through the account ‘madonly’ containing abusive words directed at the Prime Minister over the recent protests by students in New Delhi .
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The complainant alleged that the post insulted the Prime Minister, and sought strict legal action against the accused.
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