Chandigarh: Academician and writer Madhu Kishwar has been booked after a Chandigarh resident filed a complaint alleging the circulation of forged and misleading content on social media, according to police.
An FIR has been registered against Kishwar and several other social‑media users at Sector‑26 police station under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act, including Section 196 (promoting enmity between groups), Section 336(1) (forgery), and Section 356 (criminal defamation). Police said the complaint was filed on April 19.
According to a statement issued by the Chandigarh Police on Monday, the complainant alleged that forged social‑media posts and video clips containing obscene text were being circulated, with the person seen in the video wrongly identified. The complaint further stated that the content was deliberately fabricated with the intent to mislead viewers, damage an individual’s reputation, and disturb public peace and tranquillity.
Police have clarified that the original video featured a travel vlogger and was initially shared from his wife’s social‑media account. The police said statements of the woman, her husband, and another person seen in the video have been recorded as part of the preliminary investigation.
Meanwhile, Kishwar has responded to the case on social‑media platform X. In a post, she wrote: “Chandigarh police team visited my residence late Monday night to serve a notice regarding the FIR. I objected to the timing of the visit, citing legal provisions that restrict police from visiting or arresting women at night, and requested the team to return in the morning.”
Further investigation into the case is underway.
