FIR against JNU student activist Shehla Rashid for post-Pulwama "rumour mongering"

According to the news portal My Nation, an FIR has been lodged against Rashid on various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in Uttarakhand.

The portal claimed it verified the report of police case with Dehradun's Senior Superintendent of Police, Nivedita Kukreti.

In a tweet on Feb 16, two days after the attack, Shehla Rashid had posted, "#SOSKashmir 15-20 Kashmiri girls trapped in a hostel in Dehradun for hours now, as an angry mob outside demands that they be expelled from the hostels. This is in Dolphin institute. Police is present but unable to disperse the mob."

Uttarakhand Police later tweeted not to believe in rumours, rubbishing claims that  Kashmiri girl students were being attacked in Dehradun after Pulwama attack. 

Uttarakhand Police issued a notification saying the issue has been sorted out and there are no crowds.

Uttarakhand Police tweeted, “Some people are creating rumours that 15-20 Kashmiri girls are trapped in a hostel in Dehradun for hours due to an angry mob. Police is present but unable to disperse the mob. This is not true.”

Ashok Kumar, ADG (Law&Order), Uttarakhand said no girl was trapped and there was only a procession by locals in wake of the Pulwama where people shouted 'Pakistan murdabad' slogans.

Following the attack, the Indian government had issued directives also to media over reporting of the Pulwama attack.

A Ph.D student of JNU, Shehla Rashid  was vice-president of the students union (JNUSU) and had led the student agitation calling for the release of Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and others who were arrested on charges of sedition in February 2016 following alleged anti-India slogans. She is known as an activist for for controversial Kashmir issues.