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Pushpa Sathidar and Others Booked for Alleged Sedition Over Memorial Event in Nagpur

Maharashtra Police invoke Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions citing inflammatory remarks and protest poem recitation as threats to national unity.

Police have launched a probe into the recitation of Faiz Ahmed Faiz's 'Hum Dekhenge' at a memorial event in Nagpur.
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Still from a video of the event posted on Veera Sathidar Smriti Samanway Samiti page. | Photo: Facebook: @Veera Sathidar Smriti Samanway Samiti
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Overview

  • Pushpa Sathidar, widow of activist and actor Vira Sathidar, and two others have been booked under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including acts endangering India's sovereignty.
  • The charges stem from a May 13 memorial event in Nagpur where Faiz Ahmad Faiz’s protest poem 'Hum Dekhenge' was recited and remarks on 'fascism' and 'dictatorship' were made.
  • The complainant, Dattatray Shirke, alleged that the event promoted enmity and had links to a group with a 'suspicious Naxal background.'
  • Police are investigating the case by recording witness statements and reviewing digital evidence but have not made any arrests yet.
  • The event, organized by Vira Sathidar Smruti Samanvay Samiti and Samata Kala Manch, was attended by 150–175 people and has become a focal point for debates on free speech and dissent.