Overview
- Baramulla Police arrested activist Rakesh Handu from his Faridabad home on October 17 in connection with FIR No. 151/2026, according to police records.
- Handu has been booked under Sections 66F and 84C of the Information Technology Act, provisions police say relate to cyberterrorism and attempted IT offences.
- Investigators allege a public X account repeatedly shared and deliberately altered threatening electronic material linked to groups named in the complaint and that Handu failed to respond to multiple summons.
- Kashmiri Pandit leaders have asked authorities to review the use of non-bailable cyberterrorism charges and have urged a transparent, impartial legal process for the 60-year-old activist.
- Handu is due to seek bail before the NIA court in Sopore as the probe continues, with limited formal comment from police; BNSS Section 35(3) notices were used to summon him during the inquiry.