Overview

• The Guwahati Crime Branch registered an FIR on August 21 against Abhisar Sharma under BNS Sections 152, 196 and 197.
• The complaint by Alok Baruah, identified in reports as an ABVP member, alleges Sharma mocked the idea of Ram Rajya and accused the chief minister of communal politics, potentially provoking enmity.
• Sharma called the FIR completely baseless and said he will respond legally, stating his critique drew on the chief minister’s public statements and a judge’s remarks on a land allotment.
• The filing comes days after Assam Police issued summons to Siddharth Varadarajan and Karan Thapar in separate cases invoking similar BNS provisions.
• A senior officer said the case was filed because Sharma was speaking against the country and its sovereignty, and no arrest has been reported.