Mumbai: An FIR has been registered at the LT Marg Police Station against a Twitter user named Wazahat Khan, based on a complaint filed by Ramesh Solanki (42), Who is IT cell president for monitoring objectionable content on social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp.
According to police, Solanki reported that on December 13, 2023, Wazahat Khan, using his Twitter handle @rashidiwazahat, posted objectionable and obscene content targeting the Hindu faith, specifically related to the revered Kamakhya Devi Temple in Assam.
The post in question allegedly featured a photo of Goddess Kamakhya accompanied by an obscene and derogatory caption in English. The content reportedly read "Kamakhya Devi temple where Brahmin gets worship from other Hindus of........... It is very hard to differentiate is it blind worship or mental sickness?".
Further, the post attracted several vulgar and defamatory comments against Hindu deities from other users as well. Solanki stated that the same Twitter account had published similar objectionable content on March 25, 2024, and May 15, 2025, again targeting Hindu deities and faith.
Solanki, who identifies as a devotee of Kamakhya Devi, said that such posts deeply hurt his religious sentiments and were seemingly made with the intention of inciting communal unrest and disrupting peace.
The FIR has been registered against Wazahat Khan under the following sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 Section 192 – Publishing or circulating false and offensive content, Section 196(1), 197(1) – Statements promoting enmity between different groups on religious grounds, Section 299 – Actions intended to provoke breach of peace, Section 352, 353(2) – Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of duty and Section 67 of the IT Act – Publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form.
Police are currently investigating the matter further. Police sources told to FPJ, accused Wazahat Khan is from West Bengal, police will arrest him soon.
