5 months ago, Bengaluru police arrested an individual named, Mehdi Masroor Biswas for allegedly spreading the Pro ‘IS’ propaganda through twitter.
The accused was booked under several charges, which include IPC Section 125 (Waging war against the government of any Asiatic power in alliance with the Government of India) and Sections 18 and 39 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, for supporting the actions of IS in Syria and Iraq.
However, the charge sheet was not filed against him even 5 months after the arrest. When asked for the reason, the Bengaluru Deputy Commissioner of Police informed us that they are awaiting the MHA’s approval as it is mandatory in such cases.
This delay in filing the charge sheet is getting the criticism from all around the world, especially the British media as they were the ones who traced the tweets back to the accused. According to Indian law, the police should file the charge sheet within 180 days of arresting any person on any charge. So, the police department was left in a pickle as they have only a month more to file the charge sheet against the accused.
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