A case was registered on Tuesday against at Congress social media chief Divya Spandana at the Gomtinagar Police Station
Divya Spandana. Pic/Instagram
Lucknow: Congress social media chief Divya Spandana was on Wednesday booked for allegedly posting an 'insulting' tweet against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A case was registered on Tuesday at the Gomtinagar Police Station in Lucknow, a police officer said.
"An FIR was registered against Divya Spandana under the Information Technology Act and relevant sections of the IPC," said Gomtinagar SHO DP Tiwari. The FIR was lodged on a complaint by lawyer Syed Rizwan Ahmed, who alleged that Spandana tweeted an "utterly insulting" post against the prime minister, he said.
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In the complaint, Ahmed alleged that the post had the "potential to instigate hatred against Modi", the official added. Congress did not comment anything on the issue.
Edited by mid-day online desk with inputs from PTI
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