Prophet row: SC grants interim protection from arrest to news anchor Navika Kumar

India

oi-Madhuri Adnal

New
Delhi,
Aug
08:
The
Supreme
Court
on
Monday
granted
interim
protection
from
arrest
to
Times
Now
anchor
Navika
Kumar
in
connection
with
FIRs
lodged
against
her
over
controversial
remarks
made
by
former
BJP
spokesperson
Nupur
Sharma
on
Prophet
Mohammad
during
a
TV
debate
moderated
by
the
news
anchor.

A
bench
of
Justices
Krishna
Murari
and
Hima
Kohli
issued
notices
to
the
Centre,
West
Bengal
government
and
others
on
Kumar’s
plea
seeking
quashing
of
proceedings
initiated
against
her.

Sharma’s
remark
on
the
Prophet
during
a
TV
debate
had
triggered
protests
across
the
country
and
drew
sharp
reactions
from
many
Gulf
countries.
The
BJP
subsequently
suspended
her
from
the
party.

SC
allows
plea
for
conman
Sukesh
Chandrashekhar’s
production
before
TN
court
through
VC

On
July
19,
2022,
SC
had
directed
that
no
coercive
steps
be
taken
against
now
suspended-BJP
spokesperson
Nupur
Sharma
in
the
multiple
FIRs
registered
in
various
states
over
her
controversial
remarks.

The
bench
comprising
Justice
Surya
Kant
and
JB
Pardiwala,
which
has
earlier
refused
to
club
all
the
FIR
registered
against
her,
had
said
that
the
same
relief
will
cover
any
future
FIR
that
may
be
registered
or
entertained
against
her.