Overview

• Marine Drive police registered the FIR on Monday after a complaint by BJP Social Media Cell coordinator Prakash Gade over a post from the Maharashtra Congress account.
• The case cites Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 192, 353(1) and 353(2), which cover wanton provocation to cause a riot and the circulation of statements likely to cause fear or alarm.
• The September 28 post warned that what happened in Leh could spread nationwide and included a sketch showing a BJP office on fire alongside scenes of protests on other issues.
• BJP representatives publicised the FIR on X, with spokesperson Aniket Nikam calling the content highly provocative and urging its removal.
• Police say the probe is underway and the FIR names an unidentified person, as the post drew on recent Leh violence in which a BJP office was torched, police firing caused four deaths and activist Sonam Wangchuk was arrested.