Makeup Artist Jaanmoni Booked Over Remarks on PM Modi

A case has been registered against noted transgender makeup artist and former reality show contestant Jaanmoni over her alleged objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, police said on Tuesday.

The Kozhikode Cyber Police registered the case on a complaint filed by BJP Mahila Morcha state president Navya Haridas. 

According to the FIR, the accused allegedly made defamatory and insulting



remarks against the Prime Minister through various social media platforms with the intention of provoking public unrest and disturbing communal harmony.

The case has been registered under Sections 192 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause a riot) and 356(2) (criminal defamation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and Section 120(o) of the Kerala Police Act for allegedly causing nuisance through repeated or undesirable communication.