MUMBAI, Jan 8 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Police filed a first information report (FIR) against a woman, for holding “Free Kashmir” placard, during a protest at Gateway of India, late Tuesday, in Mumbai.
“We have filed a case against Mahek Mirza Prabhu, under Section 153b (Imputation, assertions prejudicial to national interest) under IPC (Indian Penal Code),” a city police official said.
So far, the police are scanning CCTV footage and other video evidences to get more details, but have not called her for a statement.
Mahek Mirza Prabhu, a story-teller and performer, was holding a poster that read Free Kashmir, during a protest at Gateway of India in Mumbai on Monday evening, against police, in action at a campus in Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi.
Mahek had already apologised for the controversy, stating that her holding the placard has been misinterpreted.
