A city court on Wednesday issued notice to Delhi Police over a plea seeking registration of criminal cases against separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani and writer-activist Arundhati Roy for their remarks on Kashmir at a seminar here on October 21. The court asked police to respond by Nov 16 on the complaint filed by a group of Kashmiri pandits, Roots in Kashmir (RIK).<\/p>\n
On Monday, RIK filed a complaint in the court against Geelani, Roy and others for speaking in favour of Kashmir’s “azadi” at a seminar held here Oct 21.<\/p>\n
“The government has until now remained a mute spectator to the vicious and seditious speeches made by the separatists. Since they’ve remained inert, we’ve decided to shoulder the responsibility,” said RIK member Aditya Raj Kaul.<\/p>\n
Members of RIK Oct 28 filed a complaint with the Tilak Marg police station demanding that a First Information Report (FIR) be registered and action be taken against “those who spoke in the favour of ‘azadi’ and separation of Kashmir”.<\/p>\n
“We expect the police to inform us about the reasons of not filing an FIR in this case. We demand an FIR for the speeches made on Oct 21, and a thorough investigation into the case,” Vikas Padora, lawyer for RIK, told .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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