Shimla, 07 January: A case of social media objectionable posts against the Congress party including ministers and Chief Minister of the state has come to light. In this matter, the police acted promptly by registering an FIR in two police stations in Shimla city.

The case has been registered on a complaint filed by a Congress leader

On the complaint of Congress leader Suresh Kumar, a case was registered in Sadar Police Station. He had said that a user Dinesh used social media to make objectionable comments against the Congress party. Dinesh called the Congress “not a political party but a hidden terrorist Muslim organization”, the complaint stated.

Such remarks were aimed at defaming the Congress party, Suresh Kumar said. Dinesh has intentionally repeated similar comments in other posts and this is not only tarnishing the image of the party but also inciting enmity and hatred in the society, he added.

In this case, Sadar Police Station has registered the case under Sections 336(4), 353(2), 356(4) and 196(1) of the IPC.

The police have launched an inquiry and are examining any possible digital trail of the comments that spread across social media.

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Objectionable posts about CM Sukhu and other Congress leaders

In another FIR, it has been filed at Chotta Shimla Police Station on a complaint received through post from the Himachal Pradesh Superintendent of Police Office. The intel department and police office received this complaint on January 1, 2025.

As per the complaint, a social media channel posted objectionable posts and videos against Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh and other ministers of state government. It is being said that these posts were made in order to malign the image of the Chief Minister and other leaders.

An FIR has been registered in this case by Chotta Shimla Police Station under Sections 353, 336(4), 356(2) and 356(3) BNS. Preliminary analysis indicated that the posts contain false and disparaging content pertaining to the policies of the Chief Minister and the government. SP Shimla Sanjeev Kumar Gandhi informed that FIRs have been registered in both the cases and action is being taken.

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