Shimla: Shimla Police on Friday night registered an FIR against BJP MP from Mandi Kangana Ranaut after a local resident filed a complaint with Himachal Pradesh DGP Ashok Tewari over her social media post that allegedly contains grave insinuations concerning the deaths of former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, and Indira’s son Sanjay Gandhi.Shimla SSP Gaurav Singh said an FIR had been registered against Kangana over alleged objectionable posts on the Gandhi family.In his complaint, Captain Atul Sharma (retd.) has objected to a social media post published on Kangana’s verified account @KanganaTeam on Nov 10. The complainant alleged that it juxtaposes the deaths of the three Gandhi family members with Sonia Gandhi’s subsequent political rise, and uses the expression: “How convenient!” He claimed that the narrative could create misleading impressions.The complaint seeks scrutiny of “potentially inflammatory and unsubstantiated imputations” capable of disturbing public tranquillity. Sharma has urged police to examine the posts under BNS Sections 196 (promoting enmity between different groups) and 353 (making, publishing, or circulating false information, rumours with the intent to cause fear, alarm, or public disorder).Sharma seeks a cyber forensic examination to establish their authenticity, context and dissemination.TOI tried to contact Kangana and her team but there was no response.
