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Court orders police to register FIR against Hardik Pandya
A special court in Jodhpur has directed the police to register an FIR against cricketer Hardik Pandya for his alleged remarks on Ambedkar, made on Twitter. Mr. Pandya, 24, has been accused of insulting the architect of the Constitution.
The court’s order came on Wednesday on a complaint filed by Jalore resident D.R. Meghwal, who claims to be a member of the Rashtriya Bhim Sena. He alleged that Mr. Pandya’s comments, made on December 26, 2017, were offensive and hurt people’s sentiments.
However, the alleged tweet does not exist on Mr. Pandya’s Twitter timeline anymore. Special Judge (Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe cases) Madhusudan Sharma passed the order following Mr. Meghwal’s complaint, which stated that the in-charge of Luni police station in Jodhpur had refused to book a case against the cricketer.
Mr. Meghwal said Mr. Pandya’s comments, which allegedly questioned the reservation policy, were “derogatory” and could create divisions in the society. For this act, the cricketer should get suitable punishment, stated the complaint.
