SRINAGAR: A day after police registered an FIR against PDP leader Iltija Mufti for sharing an old video of hardline separatist leader and Hurriyat Conference chairman late Syed Ali Geelani on X account, she stated that said she would fully cooperate as she is a law-abiding citizen.
“I take full responsibility for a recent video on Urdu that I tweeted. It’s come to my notice that others who shared it are being summoned by @Cyberpolicekmr,” Iltija posted on X.
The Cyber Police Station Srinagar has registered FIR No. 11/2026 under cognizable offences punishable under Sections 152, 196(1), and 353(1)(b), (c), and (2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against Iltija.
The PDP leader had on Wednesday posted an old video of late Syed Ali Geelani on the significance of Urdu on her X account.“May not concur with Geelani Sahab’s ideology, but this old video of him stressing the importance of Urdu makes sense, in addition to other reasons. Worth a watch,” Iltija had posted the message while sharing the video.
Iltija has been leading PDP’s protest against Omar Abdullah's government for dropping Urdu from the newly amended draft recruitment rules for revenue posts.
Earlier, knowing Urdu was a mandatory qualification for revenue services,
According to police, acting upon credible inputs regarding the circulation and dissemination of content (videos ) across digital and social media platforms, promoting separatist ideology and propagating false information, with an intent to incite unlawful activities prejudicial to the peace, sovereignty and integrity of India, police have registered a case against certain individuals in this matter.
"Preliminary inquiry indicates that the circulation of such content is a deliberate attempt to propagate separatist and secessionist narratives through digital platforms", police said.
“Such activities have the potential to incite public disaffection, disturb public order, and undermine national integration,” they added.
Iltija had unsuccessfully contested the Assembly elections in 2024 from the party’s stronghold, Bijbehara constituency in south Kashmir. She lost to NC’s Basheer Veeri.
