Court directs case against ‘Aaj Tak’ anchor Anjana Om Kashyap for show about Partition

A court in Lucknow has directed that a complaint case be registered against Aaj Tak anchor Anjana Om Kashyap in connection with an episode of her television show telecast on August 14, Live Law reported on Monday.

A complaint case is a formal allegation made to a court that an offence has been committed.

The episode, titled “Bharat vibhajan ka maksad pura kyun nahi hua?” or why the purpose of India’s Partition was not fulfilled, was telecast on the show Black and White on August 14.

The petitioner reportedly alleged that the broadcast was also posted on the channel’s social media accounts on X and Youtube with a Hindi caption: “Out of 4 crore Muslims, only 96 lakh went to Pakistan! Why was the purpose of India’s Partition not fulfilled?”

The order was passed on a petition filed by former Indian Police Service officer Amitabh Thakur, who alleged that the episode was made with the sole purpose of creating a division between two major religious communities, Live Law reported.

The complainant said that he had approached the police in Uttar Pradesh’s Gomtinagar to register a first information report. However, he had to file a complaint case in the court after the police reportedly failed to register an FIR.

“[The programme] is completely against national integration and presents facts in a way to inflame the masses in different ways,” Thakur, argued...

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