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SIT Records MP Minister’s Statement Over Remarks Targeting Colonel Qureshi

Investigators questioned Kunwar Vijay Shah in Jabalpur with a report due before the Supreme Court’s July 28 hearing.

Kunwar Vijay Shah, a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), made a remark in May that communalised Qureshi’s presence at the briefings. His comments sparked public outrage (PTI)
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Overview

  • SIT questioned Shah for about an hour in Jabalpur as part of a probe into his May remarks that communalized Col. Sofiya Qureshi’s role in Operation Sindoor.
  • The three-member team sent the speech video for forensic analysis and has summoned more than 125 attendees from the Indore district event for questioning.
  • Investigators will submit their findings to the Supreme Court ahead of the July 28 hearing, where judges will review compliance with India’s hate-speech provisions under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
  • Opposition leaders, led by Congress spokesperson KK Mishra, have accused the BJP-led state government of shielding Shah after he appeared publicly with Chief Minister Mohan Yadav.
  • The case originated from a suo moto FIR ordered by the Madhya Pradesh High Court and a Supreme Court stay on Shah’s arrest, underscoring judicial checks on communal speech.