Lawfare – General, Others

An FIR was registered on Sunday against folk singer Neha Singh Rathore at a police station in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow for sharing “objectionable” content on social media regarding the recent Pahalgam terrorist attack that killed 26 people.
Authorities said her posts, described as “provocative”, targeted a specific faith community following the Pahalgam tragedy and could potentially threaten the nation’s unity, according to PTI news agency.
Poet Abhay Pratap Singh, a resident of Gudamba, Kursi Road, lodged the complaint at Hazratganj police station.
“In this situation, singer and poetess Neha Singh Rathore, using her Twitter (now X) handle @nehafolksinger made some objectionable posts that can adversely affect the national integrity and made repeated efforts to incite one community against another based on religion,” the complainant, Abhay Pratap Singh, said.
Following the complaint, police booked Rathore under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including charges related to promoting communal disharmony, disturbing public peace, and endangering India’s sovereignty, unity, and integrity. She has also been charged under provisions of the Information Technology Act, police added.