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The Supreme Court directed Neha Singh Rathore to cooperate with the investigation while protecting her from arrest amid sedition and IT Act charges in the Pahalgam case.
- On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of India granted interim protection from arrest to Bhojpuri singer Neha Singh Rathore, issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and complainant, and directed her to cooperate with the Investigating Officer.
- An FIR was registered at Hazratganj Police Station, Lucknow on April 27 after a late-April video where Rathore alleged the Pahalgam attack exposed BJP-led Union government failures and booked under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Information Technology Act.
- Earlier courts declined to quash the case and denied anticipatory bail on December 5 last year, while Rathore attended Hazratganj police station on Jan. 3, 2026, her counsel said.
- The Pahalgam attack at Baisaran on April 22 killed 26 and injured 17, while Abhay Pratap Singh, complainant, alleged Rathore sought to incite one community against another and the FIR accused her of targeting a religious community and threatening the country's unity.
- A bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Atul S. Chandurkar issued notice on Rathore’s plea challenging the Allahabad High Court order denying anticipatory bail, while she contends wrongful implication under multiple Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections.
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Singer Neha Singh Rathore has responded to the Supreme Court's stay on her arrest. She said this news is very heartening for her and expressed her gratitude to the Supreme Court.
SC grants interim 'protection from arrest' to singer Neha Singh Rathore booked for remarks on Pahalgam attack, PM Modi
The Supreme Court has directed Uttar Pradesh (UP) police not take coercive steps against Neha Singh Rathore, who was booked for her alleged "anti-India" social-media posts on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Pahalgam terror attack, granting her interim 'protection from arrest' to the Bhojpuri-si
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