“Karnataka HC quashes FIR against Afeefa Fathima who called Hindus ‘stinky’ and admitted that she hates India: Here is everything you need to know about the case”, OpIndia, July 09, 2026
“A criminal complaint brought against a dietician named Afeefa Fathima has been dismissed by the Karnataka High Court. She was booked for passing deeply disparaging slurs about Hindus and sharing anti-India sentiments on social media. Her criminal petition was accepted and the First Information Report (FIR) lodged against her was quashed by Justice M Nagaprasanna, reported Law Beat.
The 24-year-old filed a sworn affidavit promising not to repeat such acts and expressing sincere regret over “any misunderstanding” or offence due to her comments. This submission was taken into consideration after which the verdict was pronounced. The court announced, “In the light of the affidavit, I deem it appropriate to obliterate the crime with a direction to the petitioner that all the posts that are now in her account, which would depict such action shall be deleted.”
It also noted her attorney’s promise that the controversial content would be removed. However, a firm warning was also issued and the court conveyed, “It is needless to observe that any breach of the undertaking in the affidavit will be viewed seriously……..”
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