A case against Chief Managing Director cum Editor of a local news channel has been registered in Sambhal district for airing programme disturbing communal harmony in the Uttar Pradesh.
Further investigations are on. According to reports, a State-level news channel aired programme ‘Bindas Bol’ in which participants were shown using words which could damage the communal harmony and might result into violence. The clipping of the programme has been also uploaded on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. Following the complaint, the Sambhal policecalled a meeting of senior citizens on Monday and on their objection proceeded further with registering case against CMD/Editor with the Kotwali Police Station.
Earlier an officer of the Indian Police Services, Himanshu Kumar, was suspended for his tweet accusing the State Government for initiating action just against a particular caste officers. Similarly, the lucknow Police registered a criminal case against senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan for his objectionable posts hurting religious sentiments.
While the lucknow Police claimed to be making investigation after registering a case, the lawyer had withdrawn his objectionable tweet and reportedly apologised for hurting sentiments of one religion.
A youth was arrested in Gaziabad for objectionable post against chief minister followed by arrest of a corporator, who paid the price for uploading objectionable picture of chief minister on his facebook profile.
The Corporator of loni area in Ghaziabad, Raj Kumar Chauhan, had uploaded an objectionable picture of chief minister on his facebook account, after which district coordinator of Hindu Yuva Vahini, Satyendra Bansal objected and went ahead with registration of case against Chauhan. The cops taking serious cognizanze of the matter, had arrested Chauhan for trying to breach peace through objectionable post and sent him to jail.
Earlier one Rahat Khan, also of Ghaziabad was arrested after he too posted objectionable picture of Yogi Adityanath. He still not got bail in the matter. In the Prashant Bhushan case, while lucknow police claimed to be making investigation after registering a case, the lawyer had withdrawn his objectionable tweet and reportedly apologised for hurting sentiments of one religion.