UP doc booked for posting Babri masjid video on demolition anniversary
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Meerut: A woman doctor in Meerut has been booked for allegedly posting an objectionable video on social media related to the December 6 demolition of the Babri mosque in Ayodhya, police said on Monday.
Officials identified the accused as Dr Sheeba Khan, a Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) practitioner from the Mawana area. She was taken into custody on charges of breach of peace but later released on personal bond.
The video came to the authorities’ attention during heightened surveillance of social media on December 6 as part of security measures.
Mawana Station House Officer Poonam Jadon said Dr Khan had uploaded an edited audio-video clip connected to the Babri mosque case, which was seen as an attempt to disturb communal harmony. A complaint was lodged, and a case registered under Section 196 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and Section 67 of the Information Technology Act, the SHO added.
Police took her into custody from her clinic in Abdullapur on Sunday and produced her under preventive provisions for breach of peace. She was later released on personal bond after appearing before a court, said Sub Divisional Magistrate Santosh Kumar Singh.
Officials added that a technical examination of the video is underway, and further legal action will be decided based on the report. The administration has stepped up vigilance in the area to prevent the spread of rumours or any tense situation.
On December 6, 1992, hundreds of 'karsevaks' brought down the 16th-century Babri mosque in Ayodhya, which Hindu outfits claimed had been built on a temple at the birthplace of Lord Rama. Over the years, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and other Hindu outfits have marked the day as Shaurya Diwas (Valour Day), while Muslim groups observe it as 'Black Day' or 'Youm-e-Gham' (Day of Sorrow).
With PTI inputs