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Delhi court allows case withdrawal against Shehla Rashid for tweets on Army

A court here has allowed Delhi Police to withdraw a case against former JNUSU vice president Shehla Rashid Shora for her tweets on the Army, police sources said. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Anuj Kumar Singh passed the order on February 27 on an application moved by the prosecution, which claimed that Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has withdrawn his sanction to prosecute Shora. According to the application, the LG order came on the recommendation of a Screening Committee. "Lt. Governor, Delhi, has approved the recommendation of the Screening Committee...," the application said. The LG granted the approval on December 23, 2024. The former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) leader was accused of promoting enmity between different groups and indulging in acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony through her tweets, they said. Shora's tweets dated August 18, 2019 had allegedly accused the Army of entering houses and "torturing" locals in Kashmir. The allegat

Delhi court allows case withdrawal against Shehla Rashid for tweets on Army
Updated On : 01 Mar 2025 | 6:01 PM IST

Delhi LG grants prosecution sanction against Shehla Rashid over tweets

The L-G has granted the prosecution sanction under the relevant section 196 of CrPC 1973

Delhi LG grants prosecution sanction against Shehla Rashid over tweets
Updated On : 10 Jan 2023 | 1:26 PM IST

Return of the prodigal: 'Separatist' Shah Faesal back in the service

Faesal's reinstatement in the IAS portends ill for the premier civil service and will impact the government's position in cases that might come up before the Central Administrative Tribunal and other

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Updated On : 02 May 2022 | 8:08 AM IST

A new India: Selected details

Book review of A New India: Selected Writings 2014-19

A new India: Selected details
Updated On : 06 Jan 2021 | 3:17 AM IST

Shehla Rashid gets interim protection from arrest in sedition case

Additional Sessions Judge Pawan Kumar Jain granted the relief to Rashid till November 5 and directed her to join the investigation conducted by the Delhi Police

Shehla Rashid gets interim protection from arrest in sedition case
Updated On : 20 Nov 2019 | 5:53 PM IST

Lynching becomes heart attack, victim pays not rapist in police-neta raj

The police-politician nexus isn't new. But it has worsened dramatically and IPS has now lost its moral and professional centre of gravity

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Updated On : 14 Sep 2019 | 6:41 PM IST

Shehla Rashid has found a political lexicon at JNU

Working behind the scenes as well as taking centrestage, Shehla Rashid has shaped the narrative at JNU as much as it has shaped her

Shehla Rashid has found a political lexicon at JNU
Updated On : 12 Mar 2016 | 12:23 AM IST