“Uttar Pradesh: Pilibhit man arrested for derogatory comments against Lord Ram, another arrested for walking dog with Shri Ram tag on the animal’s neck”, Opindia, January 23, 2024:

“On 22nd January, a man named Divya Yashasvi was arrested by Pilibhit Police for using derogatory language against Bhagwan Ram and Mata Sita on social media. Yashasvi, who calls himself “a brutal atheist” published multiple derogatory posts on the social media platform X (formerly) Twitter leading to outrage. Notably, both incidents happened on the day of Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha.

Several social media users tagged UP Police and Pilibhit Police under his posts after which police swung into action and traced his location. Interestingly, in one of the posts, he published his address and in another one, he challenged everyone to tag Pilibhit Police.

Responding on social media, Pilibhit Police confirmed that Yashasvi was arrested and an FIR was registered against him at Sunghadi Police Station under relevant Sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Some of his posts were marked by X as a violation of the Rules but the posts were not removed by the time this report was published. Further investigation into the matter is underway……”

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