September 19, 2024

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Mumbai police drops expenses in opposition to lady who held “Free Kashmir” placard

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The Mumbai police on Tuesday dropped expenses in opposition to ‘protestor’ Mehak Mirza Prabhu who was noticed with a ‘Free Kashmir’ poster on the anti-CAA protests in Mumbai in solidarity with anti-CAA protestors of Delhi.
In the ‘C Summary’ report filed by the Mumbai police within the case registered in opposition to Mahek Mirza Prabhu, the police have reportedly stated that they discovered “no malicious motive” within the criticism.
It ought to be famous that police information a ‘C Summary’ report when the case is neither true nor false or when the prison case was filed as a consequence of mistake of information or the offence complained about is of a civil nature.
“Free Kashmir” poster on the anti-CAA protest
For the unversed, Mehak Mirza Prabhu, who identifies herself as a ‘storyteller’, had appeared on the anti-CAA protest held on the Gateway of India in January this 12 months with a “free Kashmir” poster.
The presence of “free Kashmir” poster on the protest led many to suspect that it isn’t merely a college students’ protest in opposition to the JNU violence, however there have been anti-national forces concerned. As it had turned out, the DGISPR of Pakistan, Asif Ghafoor, had cited a report concerning the placard to declare that it was the ‘beginning of the end’ for India. In his tweet, he additionally claimed that Kashmir is Pakistan.
In response to the outrage and the damaging messages that had been put out in opposition to Prabhu for pushing anti-India agenda, Mumbai police had on January 7 filed an FIR in opposition to her beneath Section 153 (B) of the Indian Penal Code for “imputation, assertions prejudicial to the national interest”.  
Maha Aghadi Govt in Maharashtra rush to defend the lady who held ‘free Kashmir’ placard throughout anti-CAA protest
Interestingly, quickly after the FIR was registered, the Maha Aghadi authorities in Maharashtra had rushed to defend the lady. While Maharashtra Home Minister and NCP chief Anil Deshmukh had stated that prima facie holding “Free Kashmir” poster didn’t appear to be the accused had any “anti-national intentions” and had stated that he would overview the FIR in opposition to the accused, Shiv Sena’s firebrand Sanjay Raut has said that ‘free Kashmir’ posters didn’t imply truly ‘free Kashmir’ and so they needed solely freedom from restrictions of web providers, cellular providers and different points.
Maharashtra authorities’s new tourism and surroundings minister Aaditya Thackeray had dismissed the ‘Free Kashmir’ placard on the protests and stated that we have to “look at the larger picture”.
Moreover, the Shiv Sena, in its mouthpiece Saamana had additionally backed the accused regardless of the secessionist placard. “Mumbaikar Marathi girl lamented the plight of people of Kashmir in a peaceful manner. However, the Opposition is terming it as an act of treason. There can be no worse example by the Opposition parties,” wrote Shiv Sena. 
After pushing her anti-India agenda, lady points apology
Following the outrage, Mehak Mirza Prabhu, had issued an apology saying that the “Placard meant freedom to express themselves, freedom from the internet lockdown which many people have been complaining about. I was voicing my solidarity for the basic constitutional right”.