Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has requested a comprehensive investigation report from Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora regarding an alleged offensive social media post attributed to Congress leader Supriya Shrinate against actress-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut, as per Raj Niwas officials on Thursday.
The contentious remark surfaced on various social media platforms purportedly from Shrinate's accounts directed at Ranaut, the Bollywood figure who has been nominated by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as its candidate from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
In the wake of the ensuing controversy, Shrinate promptly deleted the contentious comments from all her social media handles, asserting that they were not authored by her but by an unauthorized individual with access to her accounts.
According to officials, BJP leader Bansuri Swaraj lodged a complaint with the LG urging an inquiry and the filing of an FIR against Shrinate for allegedly "outraging the modesty of a woman".
Saxena has forwarded the complaint to the police commissioner, urging for a "scientific" probe into the matter and the initiation of legal measures, if warranted, they further elaborated.
Sources indicate that the police will delve into identifying the originator of the said social media post and determine whose mobile device was utilized for its dissemination.
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