Overview
- The Banaswadi police registered an FIR on Wednesday after a complaint by Abhilash Reddy M, president of the BJP Sarvagnanagar unit, who said an Instagram post insulted Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- Police recorded charges under Sections 196(1)(a) and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 66 and 67 of the Information Technology Act and described the allegations as promoting enmity, intentional insult to provoke breach of peace, and transmitting obscene content.
- The complaint says the accused uploaded a video that repeatedly used abusive language about the prime minister, questioned the Centre’s handling of the Jantar Mantar student protests and referred to violence against protesters.
- Police are examining the Instagram account 'madonly' and verifying its ownership; reporting identifies the accused as Hudson, who runs a roadside outlet called Pandyan’s Biryani, and no arrests have been made so far.
- The probe highlights how political complaints and upgraded penal rules are being applied to social media posts and could shape how online protest speech is handled in local investigations.