Overview
- Former MLA Arun Tiwari was arrested at his Ratanpur farmhouse in Bilaspur after police received a complaint over an obscene Facebook post attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the military operation.
- Senior Congress leader Brijmohan Singh was detained in Bhilai based on an FIR filed by a BJP leader accusing him of making derogatory remarks on social media about Operation Sindoor.
- Both suspects are booked under sections 296, 299 and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita as well as relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act.
- A local court remanded Tiwari to 14 days’ judicial custody while a separate court order sent Singh into custody pending further legal proceedings.
- Critics contend the arrests form part of a wider government push to curb political criticism and freedom of expression since the launch of Operation Sindoor.