New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement leader Shehla Rashid has been booked for sedition over her tweets alleging that the armed forces "tortured" civilians and "ransacked" houses in the Valley after Jammu and Kashmir's special status was revoked, police said on Friday.
She has also been charged with spreading "fake news" with the intention to "malign the image of Indian Army", they said.
In a series of tweets on August 17, Rashid had alleged that the armed forces had entered houses in Kashmir at night and "ransacked" them. She had also alleged that four men were called to an Army camp in Shopian and were "interrogated (tortured)".
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9) Armed forces are entering houses at night, picking up boys, ransacking houses, deliberately spilling rations on the floor, mixing oil with rice, etc.
— Shehla Rashid شہلا رشید (@Shehla_Rashid) August 18, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">9) Armed forces are entering houses at night, picking up boys, ransacking houses, deliberately spilling rations on the floor, mixing oil with rice, etc.
— Shehla Rashid شہلا رشید (@Shehla_Rashid) August 18, 20199) Armed forces are entering houses at night, picking up boys, ransacking houses, deliberately spilling rations on the floor, mixing oil with rice, etc.
— Shehla Rashid شہلا رشید (@Shehla_Rashid) August 18, 2019
Later, Supreme Court lawyer Alakh Alok Srivastava had filed a complaint saying that Shehla Rashid has defamed the army by making such false allegations. Therefore, strict action should be taken against him. The investigation of the case was handed over to the Special Cell by Commissioner Amulya Patnaik. After nearly two weeks of investigation, the Special Cell has registered a case in this regard.
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10) In Shopian, 4 men were called into the Army camp and "interrogated" (tortured). A mic was kept close to them so that the entire area could hear them scream, and be terrorised. This created an environment of fear in the entire area.
— Shehla Rashid شہلا رشید (@Shehla_Rashid) August 18, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">10) In Shopian, 4 men were called into the Army camp and "interrogated" (tortured). A mic was kept close to them so that the entire area could hear them scream, and be terrorised. This created an environment of fear in the entire area.
— Shehla Rashid شہلا رشید (@Shehla_Rashid) August 18, 201910) In Shopian, 4 men were called into the Army camp and "interrogated" (tortured). A mic was kept close to them so that the entire area could hear them scream, and be terrorised. This created an environment of fear in the entire area.
— Shehla Rashid شہلا رشید (@Shehla_Rashid) August 18, 2019
After the complaint was received, it was handed over to the Delhi Police's Special Cell for inquiry, the police said.
Rashid has been booked under section 124A (sedition) of the Indian Penal Code. The case was registered on September 3, they said.
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