Police drop case against 'Free Kashmir' poster girl

Twenty-five-year-old Mehak Mirza Prabhu was seen holding a "Free Kashmir" poster during a protest held at the Gateway of India against the JNU violence in January.

Mumbai: Mumbai police on Tuesday dropped the charges against 25-year-old girl, Mehak Mirza Prabhu, who was seen holding a "Free Kashmir" poster during a protest held at the Gateway of India against the JNU violence in January this year.

Earlier today, Mumbai police have submitted a 'C summary' report before a metropolitan court registered against Mehak Mirza Prabhu at Colaba police station.

What is 'C summary' report

A 'C summary' report is issued by the police in a matter when the criminal case was filed due to the mistake of facts or the offence complained about is of a civil nature.

An FIR had been registered against Prabhu at Colaba the police station in south Mumbai under section 153 B (Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

About 2,000 people, mostly college students, had gathered at the iconic Gateway of India on January 7 to protest against the attack by masked goons on the Jawaharlal Nehru Campus in Delhi as well as the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the proposed National Register of Citizens.

Images and videos of the woman, later identified as Prabhu, holding a large poster with the words "Free Kashmir" written in big bold letters, had gone viral on social media.

• Protest is for what exactly?
  Why slogans of “Free Kashmir”?
  How can we tolerate such separatist elements in Mumbai?
  ‘Free Kashmir’ slogans by Azadi gang at 2km from CMO?
  Uddhav ji are you going to tolerate this Free Kashmir Anti India campaign right under your nose???@OfficeofUT https://t.co/zkWRjxuTqA

  — Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) January 6, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  Protest is for what exactly?
  Why slogans of “Free Kashmir”?
  How can we tolerate such separatist elements in Mumbai?
  ‘Free Kashmir’ slogans by Azadi gang at 2km from CMO?
  Uddhav ji are you going to tolerate this Free Kashmir Anti India campaign right under your nose???@OfficeofUT https://t.co/zkWRjxuTqA

  — Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) January 6, 2020

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  Protest is for what exactly?
  Why slogans of “Free Kashmir”?
  How can we tolerate such separatist elements in Mumbai?
  ‘Free Kashmir’ slogans by Azadi gang at 2km from CMO?
  Uddhav ji are you going to tolerate this Free Kashmir Anti India campaign right under your nose???@OfficeofUT https://t.co/zkWRjxuTqA

  — Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) January 6, 2020

Slamming the Agadi government for backing Prabhu, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis said, "Protest is for what exactly? Why slogans of "Free Kashmir"? How can we tolerate such separatist elements in Mumbai? 'Free Kashmir' slogans by Azadi gang at 2km from CMO? Uddhav Ji are you going to tolerate this Free Kashmir Anti India campaign right under your nose??? @OfficeofUT"

However, in an article published by Shiv Sena mouthpiece, Saamana noted that the girl was protesting peacefully against the pain of the Kashmiri people and there was no objectionable word written on the placard.