Overview

• The case was registered at Hyderabad’s Shah Ali Banda Police Station over alleged derogatory comments made during a Dussehra event in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
• Offences cited include relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 61 and 67 of the Information Technology Act.
• Police said the investigation is underway and that further action will be taken in accordance with the law.
• The FIR followed multiple complaints from citizens after videos of the remarks circulated online.
• Earlier this year, Meta removed two Facebook groups and three Instagram accounts linked to Singh after an India Hate Lab report that documented 32 alleged hate speeches, including 22 instances of direct incitement, and he was previously arrested in 2022 before a later reversal of his BJP suspension.