{"id":179050,"date":"2021-09-24T12:25:42","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T06:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=179050"},"modified":"2021-09-24T13:03:02","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T07:33:02","slug":"fir-pratik-sinha-alt-news-ganesha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/india-news\/fir-pratik-sinha-alt-news-ganesha\/","title":{"rendered":"FIR filed against Alt News founder Pratik Sinha for tweeting, do people believe in man born with elephant’s head"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

An FIR has been registered against Alt News founder Pratik Sinha for his 2015 tweet in which he asked people that do they believe in a man born with an elephant’s head. Now, in 2021, people are outraging over his tweet and are demanding his arrest. In the FIR, he was accused of disrespecting Hindu Gods and Goddesses. The FIR has been registered at the Khatodara police station in Surat by social activist Vikash Ahir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FIR has been filed against Pratik Sinha under sections 153 A (Promoting enmity between different groups), 295A (Deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings or any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs), 298 (Uttering any words with deliberate intent to wound the religious feelings), 504 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 505 (creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill will between classes) of the Indian Penal Code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What was Pratik Sinha’s tweet that is causing a steer on social media?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In 2015, Pratik Sinha tweeted that he saw many people posting pictures of Ganesha. After this, he asked a question and said that do people really believe a man had an elephants head?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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See many people posting pictures of Ganesha. You guys really believe a man had an elephants head?<\/p>— Pratik Sinha (@free_thinker) September 19, 2015<\/a><\/blockquote>