GANDHINAGAR: An FIR has been registered against Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani at Pethapur police station in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar over allegations of obstructing police personnel while they were recording a statement from a Congress candidate during the election campaign on October 9.According to the FIR, police were recording the candidate’s statement in connection with a complaint received against him when Mevani arrived at the police station with his supporters and allegedly obstructed personnel from discharging their duties.
Mevani booked under multiple BNS sections
The FIR invokes several provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including Section 189(2), which deals with punishment for unlawful assembly; Section 190, concerning joint liability for acts committed by members of an unlawful assembly; and Section 191(2), which relates to rioting.Other sections invoked include Section 221 for obstructing a public servant in the discharge of duties; Section 351(2) for criminal intimidation; and Section 352 for intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of peace.The FIR also includes Section 353(1)(b), concerning the spread of rumours or false statements intended to cause public fear or panic; Section 353(1)(c), concerning false information intended to incite one community or class to commit an offence against another; and Section 353(2), which deals with promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between different groups on specified grounds.
What does the FIR allege?
According to the FIR, the incident took place on October 9 at Pethapur police station in Gandhinagar during an election campaign.Police were recording a statement from a Congress candidate regarding a complaint received against him when Mevani allegedly arrived with his supporters and obstructed the officers in the discharge of their duties.Further details about the investigation and the allegations against Mevani were not available in the information provided.(With agency inputs)
