Hyderabad, May 24 -- A Dalit PhD scholar and a student leader from Allahabad Universityhas been booked by the Uttar Pradesh police over a social media post questioning the Centre on the controversial Rafale fighter jet deal.

Manish Kumar took to Facebook, raising questions over the Rafale deal and the alleged losses in the latest India-Pakistan conflict following the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people.

"Why has the Modi government not yet denied the reports that claim India lost multiple Rafale jets during the conflict? Why has there been no transparency and clarification?" the PhD scholar posted.

On May 14, an FIR was registered against Kumar under sections 353(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 67 of the IT...