Lok Sabha elections 2024: Senior Congress chief and Lok Sabha candidate Shashi Tharoor has been booked for allegedly finishing up a false campaign against union minister and rival candidate Rajeev Chandrasekhar, police mentioned at this time (April 21).
The case was registered by the Cyber Police on April 15 however its particulars had been revealed solely at this time.
According to police, the case against Tharoor was registered primarily based on a grievance lodged by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief JR Padmakumar who accused the Congress chief of finishing up a false campaign against Chandrasekhar throughout a tv programme.
The complainant alleged that Tharoor, through the programme, had made defamatory statements against Chandrasekhar with regard to influencing voters of coastal areas within the upcoming Lok Sabha election.
The case was registered below Sections 171-G and 500 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 65 of IT Act, a cyber police official mentioned including that an investigation is occurring within the matter. IPC 177-G refers to elevating false assertion in reference to an election, whereas IPC 500 pertains to defamation. Tharoor, who’s contesting from Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency, is but to react on the registration of the case.
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