Delhi: Four held for pasting posters with derogatory comments on PM Modi, several FIRs filed

Police claimed four persons arrested from East Delhi’s Kalyanpuri were pasting posters on behalf of AAP councillor Dhirender Kumar, and they are now probing his role.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File Photo)

Delhi Police Thursday arrested seven persons for allegedly pasting posters with derogatory comments on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and lodged 10 FIRs across several districts in this matter.

Police claimed four persons arrested from East Delhi’s Kalyanpuri were pasting posters on behalf of AAP councillor Dhirender Kumar, and they are now probing his role.

A senior police officer said they received information that posters that criticised the PM and passed derogatory comments on him were pasted in several areas of Delhi. “Acting on this input, all district police officers were informed and they alerted their beat staff. Around 10 FIRs have been registered and police are registering more FIRs after receiving complaints,” the officer said.

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Additional DCP (East district) Sanjay Sehrawat said their patrolling staff apprehended four persons –Dalip Lal (35), Shivam Dubey (27), Rahul Tyagi (24), Rajeev Kumar (19) – from Kalyanpuri area.

“An FIR under Sections 3 Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 3 Press and Registration of Books Act, 51(1)(b) and 54 DDMA, 188, 269, and 34 of the IPC has been registered against them. Around 860 posters and 20 banners have been recovered from their possession. During questioning, they claimed that an AAP councillor asked them to paste all these posters. We are verifying the claims and further investigations are on.”

The AAP councillor said he was not aware of any such claim against him.

Mahender Singh Manral

Mahender Singh Manral is an Assistant Editor with the national bureau of The Indian Express. He is known for his impactful and breaking stories. He covers the Ministry of Home Affairs, Investigative Agencies, National Investigative Agency, Central Bureau of Investigation, Law Enforcement Agencies, Paramilitary Forces, and internal security. Prior to this, Manral had extensively reported on city-based crime stories along with that he also covered the anti-corruption branch of the Delhi government for a decade. He is known for his knack for News and a detailed understanding of stories. He also worked with Mail Today as a senior correspondent for eleven months. He has also worked with The Pioneer for two years where he was exclusively covering crime beat. During his initial days of the career he also worked with The Statesman newspaper in the national capital, where he was entrusted with beats like crime, education, and the Delhi Jal Board. A graduate in Mass Communication, Manral is always in search of stories that impact lives. ... Read More

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