Folk singer booked over post on Pahalgam attack
LUCKNOW, April 29 -- An FIR was lodged on Sunday against folk singer Neha Singh Rathore at Hazratganj police station in Lucknow for allegedly posting objectionable content on social media on the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.
The complaint was filed by Abhay Pratap Singh, a resident of Kursi Road, who accused Rathore, a resident of Ambedkar Nagar, of making controversial remarks after the April 22 attack.
Hazratganj SHO Vikram Singh said the FIR includes 11 sections under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the IT Act. The complainant alleged that Rathore questioned the circumstances surrounding the deaths of the tourists. He further claimed that Rathore has been consistently making statements on social media that, according to him, are being shared by Pakistani media outlets.
Meanwhile, Rathore posted a video on her social media platform X, stating, "BJP's IT cell is calling me anti-national because some Pakistani social media handle copied my video. 14 members of my family have served in the Indian Army and paramilitary forces. My brother is fighting Naxalites in Chhattisgarh and my uncle fought in the Kargil war."...
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