Delhi court seeks police report in Harsh Mander plea for hate speech FIR against Himanta Biswa Sarma, Nishikant Dubey (Bar and Bench)

The Court asked the Delhi Police to inform whether any complaint was made by Mander against Sarma and Dubey and whether any cause of action arose in their jurisdiction.

August 7, 2026

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By Prashant Jha

A Delhi court on Friday sought a report from Delhi Police on a plea filed by activist Harsh Mander seeking action against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and BJP MP Nishikant Dubey for alleged hate speech against Muslims and former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) SY Quraishi.

This story was originally published in barandbench.com. Read the full story here.

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