CJI Gavai attack: FIRs filed over casteist remarks online in Punjab

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NEW DELHI: Days aft an advocator hurled a footwear astatine Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, Punjab Police connected Wednesday registered respective FIRs implicit objectionable societal media station targeting Gavai.According to Punjab Police, the FIRs were registered aft respective complaints were received successful assorted districts of the authorities against much than 100 societal media handles.A Punjab Police spokesperson said societal media contented relating to attacks connected precocious law authority, caste-based vilification and incitement, nationalist mischief with a nonstop effort to disturb bid and nationalist bid by unjustly exploiting caste and communal sentiments has been flagged and FIRs person been registered successful accordance with the law.The posts and videos successful question incorporate casteist and hate-filled expressions intended to beforehand communal disharmony, disturb nationalist bid and erode respect for judicial institutions, said the spokesperson."The contents of the societal media posts included posts intended to provoke unit and erode respect for law position, intentional intimidation and insult to a subordinate of a Scheduled Caste (SC), attempts to beforehand enmity, hatred and ill-will against a subordinate of SC category, promotion of enmity betwixt groups connected grounds of caste and intentional insult with the intent to provoke breach of bid and statements conducting to nationalist mischief," the spokesperson said.

"Further investigations successful these FIRs are being conducted successful accordance with the law," the spokesperson added.The contents of the societal media posts included posts intended to provoke unit and erode respect for law position, intentional intimidation and insult to a subordinate of a Scheduled Caste (SC), attempts to beforehand enmity, hatred and ill-will against a subordinate of SC category, promotion of enmity betwixt groups connected grounds of caste and intentional insult with the intent to provoke breach of bid and statements conducting to nationalist mischief, said the spokesperson.On Monday, a 71-year-old advocator Rakesh Kishore allegedly attempted to hurl a footwear towards CJI Gavai during a proceeding successful Supreme Court. According to constabulary sources, the errant lawyer was unhappy implicit the CJI's remarks during a proceeding past period concerning the restoration of a Vishnu idol successful Khajuraho.In September, a seat headed by the CJI had dismissed the plea seeking directions to reconstruct and reinstall a seven-foot idol of Lord Vishnu astatine the Javari temple, portion of the UNESCO World Heritage Khajuraho temple analyzable successful Madhya Pradesh.Terming the plea a "publicity involvement litigation", the CJI had said, "This is purely publicity involvement litigation.... Go and inquire the deity himself to bash something. If you are saying that you are a beardown devotee of Lord Vishnu, past you commune and bash immoderate meditation."

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