Delhi LG, V K Saxena granted prosecution sanction against Shehla Rashid Shora, ex-Vice President of JNU students union and member of AISA on Tuesday.

The sanction has been approved against Rashid for making tweets about the Indian Army aimed at 'promoting enmity between different groups' and 'indulging in acts prejudicial to the maintenance of harmony'.

The said prosecution sanction pertains to FIR dated September 3, 2019 under section 153A IPC, PS-Special Cell, New Delhi, on the basis of a complaint made by one Advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava, Republic reported.

The Home Department, GNCTD, in its observations on file has observed, "the nature of case, location to which the tweets refers and making false allegations against the Army makes it a serious issue. Not every tweet is to be proceeded with, under criminal law. But the tweet of the kind in this case needs to be processed against religious fault lines have been created in J&K by the likes of Ms. Shehla Rashid. The case is made of for prosecution u/s 153A IPC. This relates to public order."

The prosecution sanction of the LG will apply to the cases lodged against Shehla Rashid by the Delhi police's special cell.

In August 2019, Rashid had in a series of Tweets attacked the Indian Army and alleged torture, "In Shopian, 4 men were called into the Army camp and 'Interrogated' (Tortured). A mic was kept close to them so that the entire area could hear them scream, and be terrorised. This created an environment of fear in the entire area," she had tweeted.

The Indian Army dismantled her ill-informed claims and said, "Allegations levelled by Shehla Rashid are baseless and rejected. Such unverified & fake news is spread by inimical elements and organisations to incite unsuspecting population."

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