Noida Police Book Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, Journalist Rajdeep Sardesai And Others For Sedition

In a major development following the violence on 26 January in Delhi, the Noida police booked Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor, journalists Rajdeep Sardesai, Mrinal Pande, Vinod K Jose (Caravan) and others for sedition.

An FIR lodged at the Sector-20 police station on Thursday (28 January) stated that they were booked for tweeting and spreading fake news pertaining to the death of a farmer during the tractor rally on 26 January 2021.

The FIR also names Zafar Agha, the Group Editor-in-Chief of National Herald, and Ananth Nath, the Editor of Caravan.

The Delhi Police, meanwhile, reportedly released a video showing a protester speeding and running over barricades with his tractor near ITO, resulting in the vehicle overturning. A post-mortem report revealed that the protester died due to the accident.

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