An FIR has been registered against four people for allegedly making derogatory remarks against B.R. Ambedkar on social media and assaulting a Dalit youth in Reoti area in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Monday.
The FIR has been lodged against Durgesh Pandey, Ankesh Pandey, Ritesh and Tej Narain for derogatory Facebook posts, Superintendent of Police (SP) Sriparna Gongulee said.
The FIR was lodged under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, IT Act and relevant provisions of the IPC on Sunday on a complaint of Shiv Prakash Paswan, who was assaulted by the four.
