Delhi Police to Review Zero FIR Against Protester Over Alleged Slur at Modi

Overview

• The Zero FIR against 25-year-old Ruchika Singh was registered in Noida on July 29 for alleged abusive language at a July 23 Jantar Mantar protest and was transferred to Delhi Police this week for jurisdictional review.
• Delhi Police say they will first examine the FIR's contents, obtain legal opinion, ascertain whether the circulated clip matches the original recording and preserve electronic evidence held by platforms.
• The complaint was filed by a Ghaziabad resident under Sections 352 (intentional insult), 353(1) (statements conducing to public mischief) and 356(1) (criminal defamation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
• Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke publicly condemned the FIR as selective enforcement and cited past abusive remarks by named BJP figures and social-media accounts to argue similar cases were not pursued.
• The case highlights how police handle viral protest footage and digital records, and observers will watch whether Delhi Police consolidate this transfer with its earlier inquiry into circulation of the same video and how that affects the charged debate over free speech and equal enforcement.