Man booked for posting ‘objectionable’ image of UP minister on Facebook
A Facebook user named Kaleem was booked for sharing an edited image that depicted Uttar Pradesh Panchayati Raj Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar as a frog, following a complaint by a party official. The case was lodged under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita after police verified the post as objectionable.
- ✓A Facebook user named Kaleem was booked for sharing an edited image that depicted Uttar Pradesh Panchayati Raj Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar as a frog, following a complaint by a party official.
- ✓The case was lodged under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita after police verified the post as objectionable.
- ✓Civic Domain: Categorized under politics public notices.
The Uttar Pradesh police have registered a case against a social media user, identified as Kaleem, for posting a digitally altered picture of Panchayati Raj Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Facebook. The image superimposed the minister’s face onto a frog’s body and was accompanied by a laughing emoji, prompting a complaint from Hari Nath Rajbhar, president of the SBSP’s Siyar assembly constituency.
The complaint was filed late on Wednesday, and investigators cited relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) to charge the accused with disseminating objectionable content. The police statement, released by the Uttar Pradesh State Bureau in Lucknow, confirmed that the case was opened after verifying the post’s defamatory nature.
Om Prakash Rajbhar, who leads the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) and previously served as a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader, founded his own party in 2002 to champion the interests of the Rajbhar community. The incident underscores growing scrutiny of online speech in India and highlights the legal mechanisms being employed to curb digital defamation against public figures.
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| Issuing Authority | Uttar Pradesh State Bureau (Lucknow) |
|---|---|
| Topic Category | POLITICS |
| Jurisdiction | UP State |
| Publication Date | 10 September 2026 |