{
  "id": 6312689,
  "title": "Mallikarjun Kharge ‘shuddhikaran’ row: Month later, Uttarakhand police file FIR",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/mallikarjun-kharge-shuddhikaran-row-month-later-uttarakhand-police",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T18:56:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/india/mallikarjun-kharge-shuddhikaran-row-month-later-uttarakhand-police-file-fir-10869095/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Uttarakhand police have filed a criminal complaint against unidentified individuals following allegations of \"purification\" of Ramlila Maidan in Haldwani after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's rally. The police received numerous complaints and petitions, with the first formal complaint filed by social activist Anju at the Haldwani Kotwali police station. The FIR invokes provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (SC/ST Act) for offenses such as promoting enmity between groups and outraging religious feelings. A group of Dalit Congress MPs and leaders from Delhi also sought an FIR against the incident, citing it as an act of untouchability.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express - India",
        "title": "Mallikarjun Kharge ‘shuddhikaran’ row: Month later, Uttarakhand police file FIR",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/mallikarjun-kharge-shuddhikaran-row-month-later-uttarakhand-police-6314385",
        "published": "2026-09-08T18:56:36.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Nainital Police register FIR against ‘unknown persons’ for performing ‘purification’ of Mallikarjun Kharge’s rally venue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/nainital-police-register-fir-against-unknown-persons-for-performing",
        "published": "2026-09-08T18:57:20.000Z"
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}