Why Punjab Police Filed FIRs Over Posts on CJI Gavai

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00:00What's something people don't know about this crackdown?

00:03A lot of the posts weren't just insults.

00:05Police say they aim to incite violence and erode respect for the judiciary.

00:10So Punjab moved fast, naming over 100 social handles in the probe.

00:15Here's the short version.

00:16Furs across several districts were lodged under the SCST, Prevention of Atrocities,

00:21Act sections of the new Bhatia Niyaya Sainhita.

00:25The trigger?

00:26A shocking courtside shoe attack attempt and a stream of hateful posts online.

00:32Authorities say the content promoted enmity, threatened public peace,

00:36and targeted a member of a scheduled cast.

00:39That's why criminal action followed.

00:41The Bar Council even suspended the lawyer's license after the shoe incident.

00:46Bottom line?

00:47Online hate can lead to real legal consequences.

00:50Think before you post.