'Sonia Gandhi a mysterious foreigner' and other social media remarks against the Nehru family; case filed against Kangana Ranaut.

The Shimla Police have registered a case against Kangana Ranaut—actress and BJP MP from Mandi—for sharing defamatory posts about the Gandhi family on social media. On Friday, the police filed an FIR invoking charges related to defamation and the promotion of enmity between different groups. The complaint was lodged with the Himachal Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) by Captain Atul Sharma, a resident of Shimla, regarding posts shared on November 10 via Kangana’s official X (formerly Twitter) account, @KanganaTeam. These posts included archival video footage of the Gandhi family.

The complaint, filed on November 12, alleges that the posts contained insinuations regarding the deaths of former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, as well as Congress leader Sanjay Gandhi. It further notes that the posts described Sonia Gandhi as a "mysterious foreigner" and drew a parallel between the deaths of three members of the Gandhi family and Sonia Gandhi’s entry into politics.

The posts also make reference to the eviction of Maneka Gandhi from the family home following the death of Sanjay Gandhi. Shimla SP Gaurav Singh confirmed that an FIR has been registered against Kangana under Sections 353 (statements causing public mischief), 356 (defamation), and 196 (promoting enmity and hatred between different groups) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Investigations into the incident, including a cyber-forensic analysis, are currently underway.