The Supreme Court on Monday refused to quash the first information report filed against Bhojpuri singer Neha Singh Rathore for her social media posts about the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22, Bar and Bench reported.
A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi dismissed Rathore’s petition, stating that it was not inclined to intervene at this stage and instead asked her to “ go and face trial ”, PTI reported.
The court said that it was not commenting on the merits of the case and advised Rathore to contest specific charges during the framing stage.
The terror attack at Baisaran near the town of Pahalgam on April 22 left 26 persons dead and 17 injured. The terrorists targeted tourists after asking their names to ascertain their religion, t