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Delhi Police give clean chit to CM Rekha Gupta over ‘Hanuman’ remark
Delhi Police have told a Delhi court that no cognizable offence is made out against Chief Minister Rekha Gupta over her alleged remarks comparing government officials to Lord Hanuman at a public event in September 2025. The police status report, filed before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ashwani Panwar on Thursday, 15 October 2026, concluded that the speech, when viewed in its entirety, reflected appreciation for employees and respect for the deity.
The complaint was filed by Ram Niwas Sharma, who sought an FIR under Section 299 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, alleging the remarks hurt religious sentiments. The police said the complainant had selectively omitted portions of the speech and that the complaint appeared motivated by political vendetta. The court has taken the report on record and granted the complainant time to file objections. The next hearing is scheduled for 29 October.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Times of India and LiveLaw both report the police clean chit and the 29 October hearing, but their framings diverge. Times of India leads with the clean chit and the procedural next step, treating the police finding as the dominant fact and the complaint as one side. LiveLaw foregrounds the police reasoning, quoting the report’s language that the speech was ‘appreciative and encouraging’ and directly naming the charge under Section 299 of the BNS. LiveLaw also reports the police allegation of political vendetta, a detail Times of India omits. The two outlets agree on the core sequence: police report, court adjournment, complainant’s time to reply. Together they show a case where the police have closed the investigation in the Chief Minister’s favour, but the court has not yet ruled on the complaint’s challenge.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report), livelaw.in (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
