Allahabad HC orders FIR against Rahul Gandhi in alleged British citizenship case
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The Allahabad High Court on Friday directed that a first information report be registered against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a petition alleging that he is a British citizen, reported Bar and Bench.
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Justice Subhash Vidyarthi said that the state can refer the investigation to the Union government or the Central Bureau of Investigation.
The petition against Gandhi was filed by S Vignesh Shishir, who claims to be a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Karnataka unit.
Shishir had submitted the details of Backops Limited, a company incorporated in 2003 in the United Kingdom, where Gandhi had purportedly declared his nationality as British, reported Live Law.
The petition also claimed that Shishir had filed a complaint with the Raebareli Police in July 2024 seeking registration of an FIR against Gandhi under several provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 12 of the Passports Act.
Gandhi is the MP from Rae Bareli.
Section 12 outlines the offences and penalties related to passport misuse, including making false applications, holding forged documents, or failing to produce a passport when required.
After the police failed to register a case on the complaint, Shishir moved the trial court, reported Bar and Bench.
In January, the court in Lucknow rejected his plea seeking an FIR against Gandhi.
He challenged this order in the High Court.
In August, the High Court directed the Union...