Shimla, Nov. 24 -- Himachal Pradesh Police have formally registered an FIR against BJP leader Ajay Shyam in an alleged hate speech case that has generated significant public concern.
The FIR (No. 0067/2025), lodged at Police Station Kumarsain on November 22, follows a detailed written complaint submitted by Shimla resident Atul Sharma.
Shyam, who contested the 2022 Assembly election from Kumarsain on a BJP ticket, has been booked under Sections 299, 352, 353(1)(c), and 196(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, provisions dealing with deliberate religious insult, promotion of communal enmity, provocation likely to disturb public order, and assertions prejudicial to national integration.
The alleged incident took place on November...