According to DCP (PRO) Suman Nalwa, Moitra has been charged under Section 79 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), which deals with work, gestures, or acts intended to offend women’s modesty.
Mahua Moitra, a TMC MP from Krishnanagar, was the target of a formal complaint filed on Sunday by the Delhi Police’s IFSO unit for her comments made against Rekha Sharma, the head of the National Commission of Women.
According to DCP (PRO) Suman Nalwa, Moitra has been charged under Section 79 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), which deals with work, gestures, or acts intended to offend women’s modesty.
Prior to this, NCW had filed a formal complaint against Moitra after taking suo motu notice of her comments. Moitra uploaded a video on X on July 4th, which showed Sharma arriving at the scene of the stampede in Hathras. The video was then removed.
The image in the tweet shows a man following Sharma while clutching an umbrella.
The NCW stated in a post on X that “a detailed action report should be communicated to the Commission within 3 days and a FIR should be registered against Moitra.”
Moitra posted in response to NCW’s post: “Come on Delhi Police, please act on suo motu orders right away. I’m in Nadia in case you need me to make a fast arrest within the next three days. I’m Able to Hold My Own Parasol.”
