Legal Rights Observatory (LRO), a legal rights organization affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has tweeted that advocate Hrishikesh Joshi has filed a police complaint against Sharad Pawar and Nawab Malik, who is a Minister in the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government, under IPC Sections 188, 505, 268, 269 for spreading rumours regarding Remidesivir.
Adv Hrishikesh @Jhrishillb filed police complaint against @NCPspeaks minister @nawabmalikncp under IPC Secs 188, 505, 268, 269 for spreading rumor/ FAKE news regarding #Remidesivir, @Dev_Fadnavis termed it as his anger against @AmitShah for arresting his son in law in drug case pic.twitter.com/owokQlKufD
— Legal Rights Observatory- LRO (@LegalLro) April 19, 2021
According to former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Devendra Fadnavis, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) spread the fake news and rumours, causing panic among the people, as the bail plea by NCP leader Nawab Malik’s son-in-law Sameer Khan in connection with a drugs case was rejected by a Mumbai court.
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