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Ranchi, June 16: Ranchi Senior Superintendent of Police Surendra Jha has been issued a show-cause notice for putting up posters of suspects following violence during a rally in Ranchi last week over suspended BJP spokeswoman Nupur Sharma’s comments regarding Prophet Mohammad.
The letter cited an Allahabad high court ruling from January 2020, which stated that posting such posters violates the right to privacy and Article 21 of the Constitution (protection of life and personal liberty) and asked Jha to respond within two days.
“The Home Secretary Rajeev Arun Ekka has said the posters had details and pictures of persons which is not legal. The action violates an order of Allahabad High Court on January 9, 2020, that said putting up posters of suspects in public violates their right to privacy and Article 21 of the Constitution,” the state government said in a statement on Wednesday.
Notably, on the orders of Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais, the police posted posters of 33 suspects in public areas on Tuesday, requesting information from the public about them before deleting them due to technological issues. In connection with the protests, 29 persons have been arrested.
