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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.
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