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FIR Filed Against Bhojpuri Singer Over Criticism of Modi Government on Pahalgam Attack

Neha Singh Rathore faces legal action under BNS and IT Act after her viral social media post questioned the government's handling of the attack that killed 26 tourists.

Pahalgam terror attack: Police officials have launched an investigation in this regard.
Case against Neha Singh Rathore for criticising government over Pahalgam attack
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Overview

  • An FIR was registered against Bhojpuri singer Neha Singh Rathore at Lucknow's Hazratganj police station for her social media post criticizing the Modi government over the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.
  • The complaint, filed by poet Abhay Pratap Singh, accuses Rathore of making statements that allegedly incite communal tensions and harm national integrity.
  • The FIR cites 11 sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the IT Act, with police launching an investigation into the matter.
  • Rathore's video, which compared the government's response to Pahalgam with the 2019 Pulwama attack, was amplified by a Pakistani journalists' group on social media, drawing further scrutiny.
  • Defending her comments, Rathore highlighted her family's military service and accused the BJP's IT cell of branding her anti-national for questioning government accountability.