Pratapgarh Police File FIR Over Alleged Facebook Threat To Patti MLA

Aspur Devsara police in Pratapgarh have registered an FIR over allegations of abusive social media comments and threats against Patti MLA Ram Singh Patel, based on a complaint filed by Shivbahadur Yadav, a resident of Bhishampur village under the Aspur Devsara police station area.

According to the complaint, the accused has been identified as Pawan Yadav, son of Ramchandra Yadav, a resident of village Dalapur (Bijhara) under Kandhai police station. Police have registered a case against him and started an investigation.

The complaint says the alleged comments were made on 26 September on a Facebook page linked to the complainant’s social media account. Shivbahadur Yadav alleged that the accused used abusive language against MLA Ram Singh Patel and also issued a threat to kill.

The complainant said he came to know about the matter on 30 September while checking the Facebook account. After this, he submitted an application to the police and demanded action in the matter.

Aspur Devsara police station in-charge Rakesh Chaurasia said over the phone at around 9 am on Thursday that an FIR had been registered after the complaint. He said further action would be taken on the basis of evidence.

Police have said the investigation has begun, and the case will move forward according to the material gathered during the inquiry.