Police Cooked-Up Sedition Charges

[LordOfMud]

15 Jailed For Sedition On His Complaint, Man Says Police Cooked-Up Charges                     

In a shocking twist to the sedition case against 15 villagers in Madhya Pradesh for celebrating a recent Pakistan victory over India, the man whose complaint was cited by the police to arrest them has alleged the police fabricated the case. "Some people (possibly miscreants) did burst firecrackers... but the only slogans raised that night were Vande Mataram... Bharat Mata Ki Jai," Subhash Koli has said.
As the BJP's Shivraj Singh government came under attack from civil society for abuse of sedition law, the police said the sedition case had been dropped but was charging them for disturbing communal harmony.

"Nobody chanted pro-Pakistan slogans... or distributed sweets", Mr Koli of Mohad Village said, after making a similar statement before the court.

15 Jailed For Sedition On His Complaint, Man Says Police Cooked-Up Charges
The man, whose "complaint" led to the arrest of 15 young men from a Madhya Pradesh village, says the police had framed the "innocent young men". He has insisted "nobody chanted pro-Pakistan slogans... or distributed sweets".

The "complainant" said innocents were arrested on trumped-up charges.

Mr Koli said he did go to the police station but to get a Muslim youth from his neighbourhood released who had been picked up by the police. He said he thought the police were more likely to believe him since he was the Hindu community. But one police officer allegedly snatched his phone and called up the control room, identifying himself as Subhash, to complain about the "celebrations".

"These days, you can check the location of the place from where a call was made... Check... It wasn't made from Mohad Village," he told reporters before he went into hiding fearing police harassment.

But didn't he file a written complaint too?
Mr Koli said he was asked to sign on one paper but was under the impression that it would help secure the release of one of the young men detained by the police.

But when specifically asked about Subhash Koli's allegation that the police had cooked-up the charges, Mr Parihar said his information was that fire crackers were still being burst when the police reached the village.

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12 minutes ago, LordOfMud said:

15 Jailed For Sedition On His Complaint, Man Says Police Cooked-Up Charges                     

In a shocking twist to the sedition case against 15 villagers in Madhya Pradesh for celebrating a recent Pakistan victory over India, the man whose complaint was cited by the police to arrest them has alleged the police fabricated the case. "Some people (possibly miscreants) did burst firecrackers... but the only slogans raised that night were Vande Mataram... Bharat Mata Ki Jai," Subhash Koli has said.
As the BJP's Shivraj Singh government came under attack from civil society for abuse of sedition law, the police said the sedition case had been dropped but was charging them for disturbing communal harmony.

"Nobody chanted pro-Pakistan slogans... or distributed sweets", Mr Koli of Mohad Village said, after making a similar statement before the court.

15 Jailed For Sedition On His Complaint, Man Says Police Cooked-Up Charges
The man, whose "complaint" led to the arrest of 15 young men from a Madhya Pradesh village, says the police had framed the "innocent young men". He has insisted "nobody chanted pro-Pakistan slogans... or distributed sweets".

The "complainant" said innocents were arrested on trumped-up charges.

Mr Koli said he did go to the police station but to get a Muslim youth from his neighbourhood released who had been picked up by the police. He said he thought the police were more likely to believe him since he was the Hindu community. But one police officer allegedly snatched his phone and called up the control room, identifying himself as Subhash, to complain about the "celebrations".

"These days, you can check the location of the place from where a call was made... Check... It wasn't made from Mohad Village," he told reporters before he went into hiding fearing police harassment.

But didn't he file a written complaint too?
Mr Koli said he was asked to sign on one paper but was under the impression that it would help secure the release of one of the young men detained by the police.

But when specifically asked about Subhash Koli's allegation that the police had cooked-up the charges, Mr Parihar said his information was that fire crackers were still being burst when the police reached the village.

Let truth prevail