The Delhi High Court on Thursday gave the police 10 days to submit their response to a plea seeking the registration of an FIR against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for allegedly sharing on microblogging platform X a picture of himself with parents of a minor rape and murder victim.
Mr. Gandhi had met parents of the nine-year-old girl on August 4, 2021. He then shared a picture of himself with the victim’s parents on X, formerly Twitter. The post was taken down on August 6 by the microblogging platform.
Makarand Suresh Mhadlekar, who claims to be a social activist, had in the same month moved the High Court seeking initiation of legal action against the Congress leader.