India, Nov. 14 -- Himachal Pradesh Police have registered an FIR against actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut over her social media posts targeting Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and the Gandhi family.

The FIR was registered at Boileauganj police station in Shimla on Friday (November 13), following a complaint by Shimla resident Captain Atul Sharma. Shimla Superintendent of Police Gaurav Singh confirmed the development and said that an investigation was underway.

The case has been registered under Sections 196, 353 and 356 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, which deal with promoting enmity between groups, statements and circulation of information that may cause public mischief, and defamation, respectively.

The controversy began afte...