Nupur Sharma was issued notice on June 18, questioned: Delhi Police

At the time, DCP Malhotra had said: “We have lodged an FIR for allegedly spreading messages of hate, inciting various groups and creating situations which are detrimental to the maintenance of public tranquility.”

Following her remarks on the Prophet during a TV debate that triggered protests across the country and drew sharp reactions from many Gulf countries, the BJP had suspended Sharma from the party.

Police had also registered another FIR on June 8 against 31 people, including AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and Dasna Devi priest Yati Narsinghanand for allegedly spreading hate and hurting religious sentiments. Former Delhi BJP media unit head Naveen Kumar Jindal, who was expelled from the party over alleged remarks against the Prophet, and journalist Saba Naqvi were also among those named in the second FIR.