Sanjay Kumar, a psephologist with Lokniti-CSDS, faces legal trouble in Nagpur, Maharashtra, after an FIR was filed against him for allegedly spreading false information related to the assembly elections. The complaint cites multiple sections of the BNS following controversial social media posts.
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