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Delhi Police to drop case against minor in Modi row
NDTV··3 Aug
Delhi Police decided not to file a case against a 15-year-old girl accused of using abusive language against PM Modi in a viral video from the Cockroach Janta Party's Jantar Mantar protest, sources said. Noida Police had earlier filed a Zero FIR wrongly listing her as a 25-year-old woman, before she clarified her actual age and apologised publicly.
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What It Means For You
- Families of minors involved in viral protest videos can see how age verification errors in an FIR can complicate a case even after apologies.
- Parents concerned about children's social media use may note the mother's specific appeal for platforms to restrict access for those under 18.
- Anyone following the Cockroach Janta Party protest movement gets an update on how one of its most publicised individual controversies is being resolved.
What's Happening
- Delhi Police sources said no case would be filed against a 15-year-old girl accused of abusing PM Modi in a viral video from last month's Jantar Mantar protest.
- Noida Police had earlier filed a Zero FIR against her listing her age as 25, before she publicly clarified she was actually 15.
- PM Modi said in an Instagram video that he forgives the misguided children who abused him and urged against dragging them through courts.
A Viral Apology Meets An Unresolved FIR
- The girl said she made the remarks after being encouraged by others at the July 23 protest and has since received threats over the leaked video.
- Her mother publicly thanked PM Modi for his forgiveness and separately urged him to direct authorities to formally cancel the FIR filed under the wrong details.
- The CJP protest that sparked the controversy ended after five weeks at Jantar Mantar, following the education minister's resignation over the NEET paper leak.
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