Punjab Police Officers Request 10 Days to Respond to FIR Against Kapil Mishra

Three senior Punjab Police officers have requested an extension of 10 days to respond to a notice regarding an FIR against Delhi minister Kapil Mishra. The FIR relates to a doctored video clip of AAP leader Atishi, raising concerns about the breach of Delhi Assembly privileges.

India

-Krishna Kripa

Three
senior
officers
from
Punjab
Police
have
requested
additional
time
to
respond
to
notices
issued
by
the
Delhi
Assembly.
These
notices
relate
to
an
FIR
filed
against
Delhi
Minister
Kapil
Mishra.
The
FIR
accuses
Mishra
of
sharing
a
“doctored” video
of
AAP
leader
Atishi.
Officials
confirmed
this
request
on
Monday.

Delhi
Speaker
Vijender
Gupta
announced
on
Saturday
that
the
notices
were
sent
to
three
top
Punjab
Police
officials.
They
were
asked
to
respond
within
48
hours
regarding
the
FIR
against
Mishra.
The
officers,
including
the
Punjab
DGP,
special
DGP
cybercrime,
and
Jalandhar
police
commissioner,
have
now
requested
10
days
to
submit
their
replies.

Delhi
Assembly’s
Concerns
Over
Video
Clip

Gupta
criticised
the
use
of
the
video
clip,
which
belongs
to
the
Delhi
Assembly.
He
described
the
FIR
registration
by
Punjab
Police
as
“unfortunate,” saying
it
undermines
the
House’s
dignity.
The
clip
was
used
by
Delhi
Law
Minister
Kapil
Mishra
and
several
BJP
MLAs.
They
alleged
that
Atishi
insulted
Guru
Tegh
Bahadur
during
a
debate
in
the
Assembly
last
Tuesday.

The
debate
was
part
of
a
programme
held
last
November
to
commemorate
the
350th
martyrdom
anniversary
of
the
ninth
Sikh
Guru.
The
Jalandhar
Police
Commissionerate
registered
an
FIR
against
Mishra
and
others
for
circulating
an
“edited
and
doctored” video
of
Atishi.

Assembly
Seeks
Evidence
from
Punjab
Police

The
Delhi
Assembly
has
requested
all
related
documents
and
forensic
reports
from
Punjab
Police.
These
documents
are
needed
to
substantiate
claims
that
the
video
was
altered.
Gupta
also
criticised
the
AAP
government
in
Punjab
for
allegedly
“misusing”
state
police
resources.

Further
actions
against
the
Punjab
Police
officers
will
be
determined
after
their
responses
are
received.
Gupta
emphasised
that
any
decision
will
be
made
based
on
their
replies
and
evidence
provided.

The
situation
highlights
ongoing
tensions
between
state
authorities
and
political
figures
over
sensitive
issues.
It
underscores
the
importance
of
maintaining
integrity
in
political
discourse
and
legal
proceedings.

With
inputs
from
PTI