The Delhi Police have registered a ‘zero FIR’ against the District Magistrate of Deoghar in Jharkhand; on the charge of sedition and under the Officials Secret Acts following BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s complaint. This comes a day after the Jharkhand Police lodged an FIR against BJP MPs Nishikant Dubey and Manoj Tiwari, Dubey’s two sons, and others. They were accused of forcefully taking flight clearance on August 31; from the Air Traffic Control at Deoghar airport, which is not yet ready for night operations. Dubey has mentioned in his complaint that he was chairman of the Advisory Committee of Deoghar Airport in Jharkhand. He said that on August 31, he reached the airport to take a Delhi-bound flight along with BJP MP Manoj Tiwari. They entered the plane at around 5:25 pm.
Jharkhand Police hurled abuses at Nishikant Dubey’s two sons who were carrying his slippers.
He mentioned that a night landing facility was not available at the airport and hence a number of flights were being delayed. And a case in this respect was pending before the Jharkhand High Court. Dubay decided to take information regarding the high court case from the director of the airport, and due to the short time; he didn’t even wear shoes and headed towards his office. But he was stopped by the Jharkhand Police and they hurled abuses at his two sons who were carrying his slippers. They threatened to kill him” Dubey narrated in his complaint. This all happened at the instruction of District Commissioner Manjunath. Dubey said that the next day Manjunath went to the restricted area of DRDO at the airport where no one can go without the permission of PMO. The Airport director tried to convince him to go back but Manjunath didn’t budge and misused his position.
Please lodge a case against Deoghar DC Manjunath under the proper section of IPC for obstructing him in discharging his duty; going to the restricted area of DRDO at the airport and exposing national security; also provoking Jharkhand Police to carry out the assault on him,” he said in the complaint. The Delhi Police after receiving the complaint has filed a ‘Zero FIR’ under sections 124A, 353, 448; 201, 506, 120B of IPC and Section 2 (ii) /7 Official secret Act.
