FIR filed over ‘lewd’ online remark on Captain Anshuman Singh's widow
PTC News Desk: Acting on a complaint from the National Commission for Women (NCW), the Delhi Police filed a First Information Report (FIR) on Saturday against a social media user for making 'lewd and derogatory' comments about Smriti Singh, the spouse of Kirti Chakra awardee (posthumous) Captain Anshuman Singh.
According to an officer, the FIR was filed by the force's Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operation (IFSO) unit under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Information Technology Act.
The BNS took effect on July 1, replacing the colonial-era Indian Penal Code (IPC). The social media user, a Delhi resident, has been charged under Section 79 (word/gesture/act intended to insult a woman's modesty) of the BNS and Section 67 (publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form) of the IT Act.
The NCW took suo motu cognizance of the case and filed a complaint on Monday. It also wrote to Delhi's Police Commissioner, seeking the man's arrest; the women's body requested a full report within three days.
“The man's comment contravenes Section 79 of the BNS, 2023, and Section 67 of the IT Act, 2000. NCW condemns this behaviour and urges immediate action,” it posted
Further investigation into the matter is underway.
- PTC NEWS
