Bengaluru sources have stated that the police had lodged a criminal case against a woman for making "objectionable posts "on her Facebook page which allegedly depicted Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in "poor light." BJP Yuva Morcha members, said Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) S Ravi had said a First Information Report or FIR was filed against the woman on complaint of the BJP Yuva Morcha members filed a complaint against Prabha N Belavangala for uploading objectionable posts on her Facebook page, depicting Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister in a poor light.
In its complaint, the BJP Yuva Morcha accused
the woman of posting "obscene, morphed and tampered" images,
purported to be of UP Chief Minister Adityanath, on the social media site, and
the FIR has been filed under Indian Penal Code sections pertaining to
defamation, promoting enmity on grounds of religion, conducing mischief besides
offences under the Information Technology Act, 2000.
Bengaluru city BJP Yuva Morcha president Sapthagiri Gowda claimed the images prima facie appear to be morphed and digitally tampered, and also "depicted Adityanath in a very poor light and is highly defamatory in nature." He had also alleged that Prabha has acted knowing full well that it would cause the breach of public peace and also argued that the Facebook posts violate several penal provisions.
Meanwhile it was stated that Section 153A
relates to promoting enmity between two groups on grounds of religion, race,
place or birth, residence or language and 292A to printing of grossly indecent
or scurrilous matter. IPC Section 499 pertains to defamation and 500 to
punishment for defamation, while 505 are about "statement conducing to
public mischief." Mr. Gowda alleged that Prabha is a "habitual
mischief and rumor monger" and had even earlier tried to create disharmony
in society by publishing inflammatory content on Facebook.