Lucknow police filed a sedition case against folk singer Neha Singh Rathore after Abhay Pratap Singh accused her of posting provocative content on X, allegedly aimed at inciting religious discord and threatening national unity following the Pahalgam tragedy.
Lucknow police have registered a case of sedition against folk singer Neha Singh Rathore over a complaint that her provocative social media posts targeting a particular faith community in the wake of the Pahalgam tragedy could harm the nation’s unity.
Lucknow police have registered a sedition case against her after a formal complaint was loged by an individual named Abhay Pratap Singh. Abhay accused Rathore of sharing objectionable material on her X account, alleging that her posts were designed to creatge discord among religious communities and harm national unity.
“In this situation, singer and poetess Neha Singh Rathore, using her Twitter [now X] handle @nehafolksinger made some objectionable posts that can adversely affect the national integrity and made repeated efforts to incite one community against another based on religion,” the complainant Abhay Pratap Singh said.
The complaint was registered at the Hazratganj police station in Lucknow.
Based on the complaint, police registered a case against the folk singer on multiple charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including attempting to promote sectarian animosity, disturbing public tranquillity and endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India, police said, adding that she has also been booked under the Information Technology Act.