The complaint, filed on September 5, seeks registration of a First Information Report under Sections 299 and 196 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with applicable provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000. Section 299 concerns deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings, while Section 196 covers promoting enmity or disharmony between groups on grounds including religion.
Sachdeva alleged that four posts published from Nishu’s X account, @Nishuazad11, contained derogatory references to Bhagwan Shiv, Bhagwan Shri Krishna, Maa Saraswati and Maa Durga. The posts cited in the complaint were uploaded between September 2023 and August 2026.
“I am a practising Hindu. I viewed the posts listed below on X while at the Supreme Court of India, New Delhi,” Sachdeva said in the complaint. She alleged that the material remained publicly accessible and had outraged her religious feelings and those of other Hindus.
The complaint identifies a September 8, 2023 post concerning Bhagwan Shri Krishna and Janmashtami, two posts dated April 9 and July 11, 2025 concerning Maa Durga and Maa Saraswati, and an August 18, 2026 video concerning the worship of Bhagwan Shiv. The descriptions and characterisation of the posts form part of Sachdeva’s allegations and are subject to police examination.
Sachdeva also said she had first asked Nishu and her father to remove the posts rather than immediately pursue legal action because Nishu is a minor. She alleged that the material was not deleted within the time she gave them and said that prompted her to approach the cyber police.
The lawyer has asked investigators to preserve the four posts and associated media as electronic evidence, as well as relevant platform records, internet protocol logs and device information. She has also sought measures to prevent further circulation of material cited in the complaint.
There was no publicly available statement from Delhi Police by Sunday afternoon confirming whether an FIR had been registered on Sachdeva’s complaint. Several accounts continued to describe the filing as a complaint seeking registration of a case, although one report stated that police had registered an FIR. The status therefore remained unclear without an official police confirmation.
Neither Nishu nor Sanjay Azad was immediately reported to have issued a detailed response to the specific allegations in Sachdeva’s complaint. Nishu has previously described herself publicly as a minor and has been associated with protests organised by the Cockroach Janta Party.
The complaint names Sanjay Kumar, also referred to as Sanjay Azad, on the basis that Nishu is a minor and that the allegedly objectionable material remained accessible after notice was communicated through her father. That contention is an allegation by the complainant and does not by itself establish responsibility for the operation of the account or publication of its contents.
Sachdeva has argued that disagreement with a faith does not extend to deliberately insulting its deities and worship. Her filing asks police to examine whether the wording, context and publication of the cited posts satisfy the tests for malicious intent and promotion of religious enmity.
The complaint comes amid a separate criminal case linked to an alleged assault on Sanjay Azad during a protest at Jantar Mantar. Delhi Police arrested social-media influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj after controversy over statements in which he appeared to claim responsibility for attacking Sanjay. A Delhi court initially sent Bhardwaj to one day of police custody.
Police had earlier said Sanjay suffered a head injury during the confrontation. The case against Bhardwaj was later expanded to include provisions of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Act and criminal intimidation, while police examined other possible charges.
