Five persons have been booked under the IT Act for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and the RSS on Facebook, the police said on Friday, 16 November.
The FIR was lodged on Thursday, 15 November, by one Gaurav Gupta against Rana Sultan Javed, Zeeshan, Haroon Khan, Shafiq and King Khan at city police station, Additional SP Ajay Pratap Singh said.
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The accused made derogatory comments against the CM and RSS in their FB posts.
After the FB post on 14 November, locals held a protest and demanded registration of an FIR.
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