A person has been booked for allegedly posting an objectionable photo of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on a social media site, police said on Tuesday. The case was lodged on the basis of a complaint by Navneet Chahal, a resident of Lakhori Jalalpur village, Nakhasa Police Station in-charge Devendra Sharma said.
In his complaint, Chahal alleged that on his Facebook wall one Sahil had posted an objectionable photo of chief minister Yogi Adityanath,” the officer said. Chahal claimed that the post had provocative comments and it hurt his sentiments, Sharma said.
Based on the complaint, the man was booked last night under provisions of the Information Technology Act, he said. The police are investigating the matter and are looking for the person, he said.
The arrest comes months after a man had been arrested in Noida for allegedly posting “objectionable” picture of Yogi Adityanath on social media, police said. Rahat Khan was arrested in Dankaur area on the complaint of Hindu Yuva Vahini, a youth outfit founded by Adityanath.
Priest-turned politician and controversial mascot of hardline Hindutva, Yogi Adityanath was sworn in as the 21st chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and the fourth from the saffron party, ending its 15-year hiatus. A strong votary of construction of the Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya, he drove BJP’s Hindutva campaign in the eastern UP in the concluded Assembly polls.
