49 celebrities booked for sedition for anti-lynching letter

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  • A case of alleged sedition has been registered in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur against 49 celebrities, including RamchandraGuha, Aparna Sen, ManiRatam etc. who had expressed concern in an open letter to PM over growing incidents of mob lynching.
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  • The court of Muzzaffarpur Chief Judicial Magistrate had directed the police to register case, after a petition was filed seeking action against signatories for alleged sedition, public nuisance and hurting religious feelings.
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The Hindu
Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 5th Oct 2019
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