FIR against NCP (SP) worker in Mumbra for raising pro-Pak slogans

The FIR stated that only the NCP SP worker raised pro-Pakistan slogans, leading to the invocation of sections 353-1 B Statements conducing to public mischief and 197-1 D Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, a police official said.

Police registered an FIR against an NCP (SP) worker for allegedly raising a pro-Pakistan slogan during a protest in Mumbra area in Thane district, an official said on Wednesday. Nobody has been arrested so far in connection with the incident, which reportedly occurred on November 17 during a demonstration. The FIR stated that only the NCP (SP) worker raised pro-Pakistan slogans, leading to the invocation of sections 353-1 B (Statements conducing to public mischief) and 197-1 D (Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, a police official said. The official stated that the complainant, a trader, claimed to have come across the video of the protest on social media. ''There were around 15-20 people in the crowd who were protesting with banners for some issue. But only the accused shouted the slogan'', the official added.

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