Ruchika Singh Case: The State, IT Cells and Digital Violence
Social media has recently been swarmed with posts in solidarity with Ruchika Singh, a Noida resident accused of using “abusive language” against Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Gen Z’s Jantar Mantar protest. A Zero FIR was registered against her under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Sections 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace),…