Overview

• Police identified the first accused as KK Dixit, 45, after a monitoring team flagged a derogatory Facebook post about the Quran and Prophet Muhammad, and registered a case under BNS sections 299 and 302.
• Thousands gathered outside Sadar Bazar police station demanding action, prompting a lathi charge, reports of stone-pelting, and a flag march as the district magistrate and SP appealed for calm.
• The Eidgah committee submitted a memorandum seeking National Security Act proceedings and alleging a wider conspiracy, urging action against those spreading misinformation on social media.
• A separate case led to the arrest of a woman, identified as Lubina Zia, for alleged indecent posts about Hindu deities, with FIRs also filed against people accused of propagating her content.
• Authorities report law and order restored with continued deployments and social-media monitoring, and investigations are underway to identify additional individuals involved.