Overview

• Patel Nagar police registered a case under BNS Sections 196, 353(1)(b) and 79 for promoting enmity and insulting women’s modesty.
• Semwal was summoned from Delhi, questioned on Sunday and served a notice under Section 35 to ensure his future cooperation.
• His song ‘Tin Bhi Ni Thami’ criticized the state’s unemployment and rising crimes against women and linked liquor shop proliferation to prostitution before it was taken down.
• The action followed a complaint by Dehradun resident Manju Lal, who argued the lyrics offensively targeted Uttarakhand women.
• Congress leader Karan Mahara condemned the move as an attack on dissent while BJP spokesperson Manveer Chauhan denied government involvement in the police case.