Overview
- Rathore appeared at Hazratganj police station on January 3 and her statement was recorded in the ongoing case tied to her social‑media posts.
- Assistant Commissioner of Police Vikas Jaiswal said she arrived on her own, noted that night arrests of women are not permitted, and indicated she could be called again during the day.
- The Indian Express reported she left after giving her statement, following earlier reports that had claimed she was taken into custody at a women’s station.
- An FIR was registered in April on a complaint by Abhay Pratap Singh alleging her posts could disturb communal harmony and undermine national integrity, with charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Police said a first notice was issued about two weeks ago to join the probe, she cited illness then, and she presented herself after receiving a second notice; authorities also noted hundreds of related complaints filed in Varanasi.