FIR against J&K lawyer for ‘hurting’ religious feelings in J&K

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Jammu and Kashmir Police confirmed on Monday that they have booked an advocate for ‘hurting’ the religious sentiments of a community.Police sources said advocate Deepika Singh Rajawat has been booked under sections 295A and 505 (b) (2) of the IPC for creating enmity and hatred between different classes of people.The Jammu based advocate had on last Tuesday tweeted a cartoon which was objected to by members of the Hindu community who alleged that Rajawat had made the social media post to stoke communal passions.
Last week, Rajawat had sought police help to disperse a small mob of slogan shouting protesters who had gathered outside her house after she made the social media comment.