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Day after FIR against Neha Rathore, Dr Medusa booked for ‘sedition’ on ABVP leader’s complaint (www.newslaundry.com)

submitted 3 days ago by astro_ray@piefed.social to c/india@lemmy.ml

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University of Lucknow assistant professor Madri Kakoti, known online as satirist Dr Medusa, has been booked under sedition and six other charges for her social media posts on the Pahalgam attack.

An FIR has been lodged at Hasanganj police station on the basis of a complaint from an ABVP member, who is enrolled in a postgraduate course at the university. The case has been filed under BNS sections 197(1), 152, 302, 352, 353(2) and 196(1)(a) apart from provisions of the IT Act.

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[–] nargis@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 days ago

"... we have lodged this FIR so that no student or professor can repeat such things." Tells you everything you should know about ABVP goons.