In another setback to Congress leader Supriya Shrinate over her remarks against actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has sought a detailed probe report from Delhi Police commissioner Sanjay Arora. The move by Saxena comes in wake of BJP leader Baansuri Swaraj writing a complaint to the LG, demanding investigation and registration of FIR against Shrinate for “outraging the modesty of a woman”.
“Supriya Shrinate, through the aforementioned Instagram post, has committed the offence of outraging the modesty of a woman, thereby contravening Section 509 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860,” Bansuri said in her complaint to LG.
A controversial comment was posted on social media platforms from Shrinate's accounts against Ranaut, the Bollywood actor who has been fielded by the ruling BJP as its candidate from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Sirnate posted on Instagram “Kya bhav chal raha hai Mandi main koi batayega (can someone say what is the going rate in Mandi),” which has been considered derogatory against Ranaut and her constituency.
Following a row, Shrinate removed the controversial remarks from all her social accounts, claiming that those were not posted by her but by someone else who had access to her accounts. In another blow to Srinate, the Congress replaced her from the constituency she contested in 2019. Shrinate had contested the last Lok Sabha polls from Maharajganj in Uttar Pradesh but lost to BJP's Pankaj Chaudhary. This time, Congress has named Virendra Chaudhary as its choice from the seat, replacing Ms Shrinate, caught in a massive political whirlpool over her post on Kangana Ranaut.
Following Bansuri’s claims, Saxena forwarded the complaint to the Police Commissioner and gave directions to carry out an investigation in the matter. “LG has forwarded the complaint to the Police Commissioner and directed to carry out the investigation “scientifically” and take legal action, if necessary, as per the law. LG has directed to ascertain the truth behind the whole episode and also the subsequent claims made by Shrinate, denying her involvement in the matter,” the note read.
He has also directed the police to determine the “truth behind the whole episode and also the subsequent claims made by Shrinate, denying her involvement in the matter.” The LG in his note has asked the Police Commissioner to investigate as to who made the said post and also the mobile phone/device that was used for making the said post. The note read, “Saxena has also directed for verifying the claims of Shrinate wherein she has denied making the said post and sought to blame it on “some individuals who have got access to her social media account”. Further, the police will also investigate as to who deleted the post after nearly two hours and the device used for deleting the same.”
Bansuri refuting claims of Supriya said, “It needs to be examined whether the said post was made by Ms Srinate using her own mobile phone or by any other person.”
