Sedition Cases

Kangana Ranaut, Sister Questioned For 2 Hours By Mumbai Police In Sedition Case

India News | Reported by Sunil Singh, Edited by Arun Nair | Friday January 8, 2021

Actor Kangana Ranaut and her sister were questioned for over two hours today at the Bandra police station in Mumbai in a sedition case that has been filed against them. The Bombay High Court, which has granted them interim protection from arrest, had asked Ms Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel to appear before the Mumbai Police today.

Kangana Ranaut, Sister Summoned By Mumbai Police On October 26, 27: Report

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday October 21, 2020

Actor Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel have been summoned for questioning by the Mumbai Police in a sedition case, news agency ANI has reported. Ms Ranaut and Rangoli Chandel have been asked to appear before the investigating officer on October 26 and 27.

UP Cops Summon AAP's Sanjay Singh After Parliament Session Ends

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 19, 2020

The Lucknow Police has told Aam Aadmi Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh to appear before it in a sedition case after the parliament session ends. Earlier, the AAP leader was told to appear before Hazratganj police on Sunday at 11 am.

Rajasthan High Court To Decide Rebel Congress MLA's Plea Against Sedition FIRs On August 14

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 5, 2020

The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday slated August 14 for giving a final hearing and deciding plea by rebel Congress MLA Bhanwar Lal Sharma for annulment of sedition cases lodged against him by the Special Operation Group of Rajasthan Police.

Sedition Case Against Former JNU Student Sharjeel Imam Over Anti-CAA Violence

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 25, 2020

The Delhi Police on Saturday charged former JNU student Sharjeel Imam with sedition before a Delhi court for allegedly inciting people to indulge in activities detrimental to the sovereignty and integrity of the country.

Sharjeel Imam, In Guwahati Jail In Sedition Case, Tests Covid +ve

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Wednesday July 22, 2020

Former JNU student Sharjeel Imam, who has been in Guwahati jail for months in connection with a sedition case, has tested positive for coronavirus. A Delhi Police team is in the city to take his custody but it will have to wait until he gets better.

2 Charged With Sedition For Alleged "Horse-Trading" Ahead Of Rajya Sabha Polls: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 11, 2020

Two persons have been charged with sedition and hatching criminal conspiracy for their alleged involvement in horse-trading of Congress MLAs ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections last month, a top official said on Friday.

Sedition Case Against Minorities Body Chairman Over "Provocative" Post

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 2, 2020

Delhi Minority Commission chairman Zafarul Islam Khan has been slapped with a case of sedition by the Special Cell of Delhi Police for a controversial social media post, while another plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking his removal.

Coronavirus: Sedition Case Against Assam MLA Arrested For Alleged Communal Remarks

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Shyaja Varma | Tuesday April 7, 2020

A sedition case has been filed against an Assam MLA who was arrested on Tuesday for his alleged communal remarks on the quarantine centres in the state. Opposition MLA Aminul Islam had allegedly called the conditions in the quarantine facilities "worse than detention centres".

Karnataka School Play "Hasn't Caused Disharmony": Court In Sedition Case

Karnataka News | Reported by Maya Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday March 6, 2020

All the accused in a case of sedition filed over a school play in Karnataka's Bidar have been granted anticipatory bail by a court that said the case lacked enough basis. The play, themed on protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), "has not caused any disharmony in the society", said the district and sessions court in Bidar.

AAP, BJP Two Sides Of Same Coin: Congress On Kanhaiya Kumar Sedition Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 1, 2020

The Congress hit out at the Arvind Kejriwal government on Saturday for its sanction to prosecute Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others in connection with a sedition case, saying the AAP's thinking is the same as that of the BJP and they were "two sides of the same coin".

P Chidambaram Slams AAP Government's Nod To Kanhaiya Kumar's Prosecution In Sedition Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 29, 2020

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today hit out at the Delhi government for its sanction to prosecute former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others in connection with a sedition case, saying the Kejriwal dispensation is "no less ill-informed than the Centre" in its understanding of the sediti...

"Thank You, Want Quick Trial": Kanhaiya Kumar To NDTV On Sedition Charges

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday February 29, 2020

Kanhaiya Kumar spoke to NDTV on Friday night, shortly after the ruling Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi permitted his prosecution in a long-pending sedition case, and alleged he was being targeted ahead of Assembly elections in Bihar later this year

AAP Government Gives Nod To Prosecute Kanhaiya Kumar In JNU Sedition Case

India News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday February 29, 2020

Kanhaiya Kumar took a sarcastic swipe at Delhi Police after the AAP permitted his prosecution in a long-pending sedition case, saying, "thank you" and asking his trial be fast-tracked "in a court of law, rather than one on television"

The Rise In Karnataka Sedition Cases And The Challenge For Lawyers

Karnataka News | Written by Maya Sharma | Saturday February 29, 2020

There has been a spate of sedition cases in Karnataka of late. And while there has been concern over the apparent swiftness with which this charge is made, it has also been a challenge for lawyers who are representing the accused.