Complaint against against BJP leader at Buxar court for sharing ‘misleading' image of Rahul
BJP
national spokesperson Ajay Alok in the court of the chief judicial magistrate, Buxar, on Friday on the charge of sharing a "doctored image" on social media, purportedly linking
Congress
leader
Rahul Gandhi
to a suspected Pakistani spy.
The district BJP, however, has termed it a "human error".
In the image, which appeared on Alok's official social media account at 12.45pm on May 22, the face of Congress MLA Aditi Singh was purportedly replaced with that of Jyoti Malhotra, who is currently under arrest for alleged espionage activities for Pakistan.
According to complainant Ram Pratik Choubey, an advocate at the Buxar civil court and a Congress supporter, the post is "misleading, defamatory and a deliberate attempt to portray Rahul Gandhi as an associate of Pakistani agents".
He alleged that the intent behind the fake post was to damage the reputation of the Congress, and incite public confusion and hatred.
Choubey also claimed the post caused him severe mental distress, seeking legal action under Section 67 of the Information Technology Act and Section 353(1) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Two witnesses — Deepak Kumar from Sarenja village (Rajpur) and Kanhaiya Singh from Budhanpurva village (Buxar) — have reportedly come forward to testify, stating they viewed the contentious post online.
Despite repeated attempts by this correspondent, Alok could not be contacted.
Terming this as human error, Buxar district BJP president Omprakash Bhuvan said, "Ajay Alok is a learned leader and should avoid making such comments."
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