Prayagraj: The Allahabad high court on Tuesday stayed the arrest of two men accused of posting defamatory contents on social media against Champat Rai, general secretary of Ram Janmabhoomi Trust.
The court further asked the state government to file a counter-affidavit (reply) in the case and issued notice to Champat Rai’s brother Sanjay Bansal, who had lodged the FIR against the two men at Nagina police station of Bijnor.
Justice SP Kesarwani and Justice Piyush Agrawal passed the order in two separate petitions filed by Vineet Narain and Rajneesh Kapur, the two accused in the case.
On June 19, a complaint was filed by Sanjay Bansal that the petitioners had posted some social media posts against Champat Rai on the basis of false allegations made by one Alka Lahoti with the intention to promote enmity or hatred between classes.
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