Police has registered an FIR against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and actress Kangana Ranaut from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi Lok Sabha seat in connection with her controversial social media comments about former Congress President Sonia Gandhi and the Gandhi family. According to the confirmation given to the media by Shimla SSP Gaurav Singh, a criminal case has been registered against Kangana Ranaut under three sections of the Indian Justice Code (BNS) at Shimla's Baluganj Police Station on the complaint of Shimla resident Atul Sharma. According to police officials, the investigation of the case has been handed over to Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Madan Lal. What is the entire controversy and what allegations have the complainant made in his application? According to police records and news reports, Shimla resident Atul Sharma had sent the complaint to state Director General of Police (DGP) Ashok Tiwari and Shimla Superintendent of Police through post and email. The complainant alleges that Kangana Ranaut had made objectionable comments on November 10, 2026, while sharing Sonia Gandhi's memoir and an old video related to the Gandhi family from her verified social media account. The complaint states that Kangana Ranaut's post described Sonia Gandhi as a 'Mysterious Foreign National', presented a story that created doubt between the deaths of Indira Gandhi, Sanjay Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi and the subsequent political developments and made comments like 'How convenient'. Additionally, the post also mentioned Maneka Gandhi being thrown out of the family residence after Sanjay Gandhi's demise. In his complaint, Atul Sharma alleged that this material crosses the limits of normal political criticism and is likely to spread disharmony in the society, disturb public peace and incite negative feelings towards any individual or group. Under which 3 sections of the Indian Justice Code (BNS) has the case been registered? Police of Baluganj police station, Shimla, after preliminary investigation, have registered a case against Kangana Ranaut under the following three major sections of the Indian Code of Justice, 2023: BNS Section Legal provisions and nature of crime Section 196 / 196(1)(b) Promoting enmity and enmity between different groups and doing acts prejudicial to public harmony Section 353 / 353(2) Public Mischief Disseminating misleading or false information with intent to cause fear or unrest Section 356/356(2) Penal provisions related to defamation Demand for cyber forensic investigation and sharp reaction from Congress leaders Complainant Atul Sharma has requested the police to immediately secure the original URL link, time of publication and digital records of the concerned social media post and to investigate its authenticity and dissemination through a cyber-forensic team. Let it be done. At the same time, the politics of Himachal Pradesh has also heated up regarding this issue. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister's Media Advisor and senior Congress leader Naresh Chauhan termed Kangana Ranaut's comment as unfortunate and said that making such comments without understanding the life and struggles of a person is against political decorum. At present, Shimla Police has registered the case and started the process of verification of digital evidence.
