The Bihar police said on October 9 that they found the sedition case lodged against 49 celebrities, who had written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to be “false” and would take action against the complainant. “Closure has been ordered for the sedition case. He was also an advocate for Brajesh Thakur, prime accused in the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual abuse case. Deputy Chief Minister Sushi Kumar Modi has tweeted about Mr. Ojha. “It would be wrong to drag the BJP or the RSS or target Prime Minister Narendra Modi in this matter”, he added.

Source: The Hindu October 09, 2019 15:24 UTC