The Delhi Police on Thursday informed a local court that no cognisable offence was established against Chief Minister Rekha Gupta over her alleged remarks concerning government personnel, finding no grounds to register a First Information Report.
In a status report submitted before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ashwani Panwar, investigators stated that an assessment of the full video recording revealed Gupta was actually commending the dedication of civil servants rather than disparaging religious sentiments or mocking Lord Hanuman.
The proceedings stem from a plea moved by Ramniwas Sharma, an office-bearer of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee and the All India Seemanchal Jan Vikash Parishad, who sought criminal action against the chief minister. Sharma alleged that during a September 23, 2025 event at the Kashmiri Gate Inter-State Bus Terminus to flag off Delhi Transport Corporation buses to Baraut, Uttar Pradesh, Gupta warned officials about poor performance and remarked that, like Hanuman, they only recalled their capabilities when pressured.
Police Dismiss Religious Insult Claims
Examining the complaint, the police report concluded that the complainant had selectively excerpted phrases out of context to distort the address. When viewed in its entirety, law enforcement noted, the chief minister drew a positive comparison to praise the power of Lord Hanuman and motivate employees, prompting applause and supportive slogans from the audience.
Investigators also argued that the legal threshold for outraging religious feelings requires deliberate, malicious intent to insult a faith, which was entirely absent in this instance. The report highlighted that subjective claims of personal hurt do not automatically satisfy statutory requirements, especially given an unexplained three-day delay between the public event and the filing of the complaint.
Allegations Termed Politically Motivated
The report, prepared by Sub-Inspector Mukesh Tomer and forwarded by the Kashmere Gate station house officer, characterised the petition as an act of political vendetta driven by the complainant’s affiliations.
Alongside the status report, police furnished a full transcript of the address and the requisite certification under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam to establish the evidentiary admissibility of the electronic recordings.
Following the submission, the court acceded to a request by the complainant’s legal counsel seeking time to review the police findings. Magistrate Panwar scheduled the matter for October 29 to take up objections and determine further proceedings.
