SC stays arrest of Shashi Tharoor, Rajdeep Sardesai over multiple FIRs
By News Desk| Updated: 9th February 2021 1:05 pm IST
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the arrest of Shashi Tharoor MP, journalists Rajdeep Sardesai, Rajdeep Sardesai, Vinod K Jose, Mrinal Pande, Zafar Agha, Anant Nath and Paresh Nath over multiple FIRs registered against them over their tweets/reports about a farmer’s death during tractor rally.
Multiple FIRs have been registered against them alleging sedition, creation of communal disharmony etc in States of UP and MP.
One First Information Report (FIR) was filed in Noida and four FIRs in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal, Hosangabad, Multai and Betul. The FIR in Noida was filed on a complaint by a resident of the city near Delhi, who alleged “digital broadcasts” and “social media posts” by Mr Tharoor and the journalists, who claimed that a farmer had been shot dead by the Delhi Police, contributed to the siege of the Red Fort and violence
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has put a stay on the arrest of journalists Rajdeep Sardesai, Vinod K Jose, Mrinal Pande, Zafar Agha, Anant Nath and Paresh Nath over multiple FIRs that were registered against them over their tweets/reports about a farmer's death during the tractor rally on Republic Day. The order was passed by a bench headed by chief justice of India SA Bobde
SC stays arrest of Cong MP Shashi Tharoor, six journalists in sedition case - The apex court's order comes as a big relief for Shashi Tharoor and others who were booked by the Noida police for sedition, among other charges.