Mahua Moitra booked over alleged social media remark on NCW chief
Mahua has been booked under Section 79 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), which pertains to actions intended to outrage the modesty of a woman.
NEW DELHI: The Special Cell of the Delhi Police has registered a case against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra for allegedly posting an objectionable post on social media platform X against National Commission of Women (NCW) chief Rekha Sharma.
According to a senior Delhi Police officer, the case was registered under section 79 (Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of the newly implemented Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
“We had received a complaint from the NCW alleging that a purported repost of a tweet by Moitra has committed an offence under section 79 of the BNS. Taking cognizance of the complaint and after preliminary examination of its content, a case was registered at the Special Cell police station,” the officer said.
The cops have initiated an investigation and also written to the social media giant X in the matter.
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