# Delhi court seeks police report on plea against CM Rekha Gupta over ‘Hanumans’ remark 2026-10-03T17:01:15+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets A Delhi court on Saturday, 3 October 2026, sought a response from the Delhi Police on a plea seeking action against Chief Minister Rekha Gupta over an alleged remark comparing government officials to Lord Hanuman. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ashwani Panwar of Rouse Avenue Courts directed a status report to be filed by 15 October, when the matter will be heard next. The complaint, filed by Ram Niwas Sharma under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, relates to an alleged statement made by Gupta on 23 September 2025 at Kashmere Gate ISBT during a programme to launch DTC bus services from Delhi to Baraut, Uttar Pradesh. The complainant alleges that Gupta referred to officials as 'Hanumans' who remember their powers only when their tails catch fire. Barandbench reports that some quarters said the remark insulted Lord Hanuman and religious beliefs. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both LiveLaw and Barandbench reported the court order identically as a routine judicial step: a magistrate sought a police status report by 15 October on a private complaint against CM Rekha Gupta. Neither outlet added commentary, editorial framing or sourcing to an opposition figure. Barandbench included the full Hindi quote and noted that the remark had drawn controversy from some quarters, but this is descriptive, not slanted. The coverage is uniform straight reporting. The next hearing on 15 October will determine whether the court orders an FIR or dismisses the complaint. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - livelaw.in (neutral report) Straight court-proceeding report, no commentary - barandbench.com (neutral report) Court-proceeding report, mentions controversy without slant This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Ashwani Panwar, Delhi Police, Rekha Gupta, Rouse Avenue Courts Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-court-seeks-police-report-on-plea-against-cm-rekha-gupta-over-hanumans-remark/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-court-seeks-police-report-on-plea-against-cm-rekha-gupta-over-hanumans-remark/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/