Delhi police lodge FIRs against posters questioning Centre on vaccines sent overseas
New Delhi, May 16
The Delhi police have arrested 15 people and register more than 20 FIRs in the charge of pasting posters that asked questions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the vaccination drive.
The posters read: “Modiji humare bachchon ki vaccine videsh kyun bhej diya (Modi, why did you send vaccines meant for our children to foreign countries)?”
The police received information about them on May 13, following which senior officers of the districts were alerted. The posters came up in various parts of the national capital.
Based on further complaints, FIRs were registered in various districts under Section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 of the Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, the officials said.
The police have now launched investigation to ascertain on whose behalf these posters were put up across the city.
Three FIRs had been registered in northeast Delhi and two persons arrested from there. Three FIRs were registered in West Delhi and another three in Outer Delhi so far. More FIRs are likely to be lodged.
Two FIRs were registered in central Delhi and four people were arrested. Two FIRs were registered at Rohini and two persons were arrested, while one FIR was registered in east Delhi and four people were arrested. One FIR was registered at Dwarka with two arrests made. One FIR was registered in north Delhi and one person was arrested. Another one person seen in CCTV footage at Shahdara is being traced.
The sources added that those arrested are low income group persons who were allegedly paid Rs. 500 to put up these posters. However, when asked, Delhi police stated that the matter is under investigation and it is yet to be ascertained who directed these individuals.
Meanwhile senior Congress leaders like Jairam Ramesh officially tweeted daring police to press charges on him and thatvhe has put up posters on the compound of his residence.
