A court on Wednesday has directed the Jodhpur police to register an FIR against Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya for his comment about Dr BR Ambedkar on Twitter. According to the petitioner D R Meghwal, Pandya had tweeted on December 26 a comment which was derogatory to the Dalit leader. He had reportedly posted: “Which Ambedkar ??? Meghwal said that by making the comment, Pandya was insulting to the constitution and its architect. The bench, which passed a slew of directions, said a public servant can be arrested in cases lodged under SC/ST Act only after prior approval by the competent authority.

Source: dna March 22, 2018 06:33 UTC