The Uttar Pradesh government proposes a digital media policy to promote its schemes through social media influencers, offering up to Rs 8 lakh monthly. The policy includes severe penalties for anti-national or obscene content. The BJP supports the initiative, whereas the opposition sees it as a threat to freedom of speech.

The victim’s mother alleged that Mansuri’s mother and many other relatives had also threatened the minor

Based on the victim’s complaint, an FIR under section 65(2) (rape on a woman under twelve years of age) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and 6 of POCSO Act was registered against the accused