Overview

• The April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir left 26 people dead, marking the deadliest civilian assault in the region since 2019.
• Robert Vadra, responding to the attack, suggested that non-Muslims were targeted due to perceived mistreatment of Muslims in India, sparking widespread criticism.
• The Hindu Front for Justice filed a petition in the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court, seeking a special investigation team (SIT) to probe Vadra’s remarks.
• The petition also calls for legal action under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, alleging the comments incited communal tensions.
• After a procedural delay on April 30, the court has scheduled the hearing for May 2 before a division bench of Justices Rajan Roy and Om Prakash Shukla.