FIR against actor Sreelekha Mitra for allegedly carrying objectionable poster of PM in CJP rally
Mitra also walked with the students in the rally with the poster in hand that later surfaced controversy on the social media. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Keya Ghosh on Sunday (July 26) lodged the first FIR against her at Kolkata’s Anandapur police station that was followed by more such complaints at various police stations in different districts of West Bengal, said police officials. “We witnessed hooliganism during the protest, including attacks on journalists.
- ▪Mitra also walked with the students in the rally with the poster in hand that later surfaced controversy on the social media.
- ▪The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Keya Ghosh on Sunday (July 26) lodged the first FIR against her at Kolkata’s Anandapur police station that was followed by more such complaints at various police stations in different districts of Wes
- ▪“We witnessed hooliganism during the protest, including attacks on journalists.
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She was allegedly carrying a poster with an objectionable cartoon of PM Narendra Modi at the massive students’ rally in Kolkata on FridayMultiple first information reports (FIRs) have been lodged against Bengali actor Sreelekha Mitra across West Bengal on Sunday (July 26, 2026) for allegedly carrying a poster with an objectionable cartoon of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the massive students’ rally in Kolkata on Friday (July 24, 2026) demanding Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation.
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