New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday granted a four-week protection to journalist and YouTuber Abhisar Sharma in connection with an FIR lodged against him by the Assam police.

The top court, however, refused to quash the FIR lodged against Sharma and asked him to approach the High Court seeking the same.

The case pertains to a YouTube video in which Sharma criticised the Assam government for allegedly allotting 3,000 bighas of land belonging to the tribal community to a private entity. Sharma also criticised the State government for allegedly indulging in communal politics.

Following his comments, the Assam police lodged an FIR against Sharma on August 21 under the relevant provisions of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) f...