Shamli, Sept. 20 -- Uttar Pradesh Police have booked three Muslim journalists, a lawyer, and two social media users for posting "misleading and factless" posts about the Allahabad High Court "reprimanding" Shamli Police during the Ayush Malik case proceedings.

The High Court on September 16 held that Malik converted by his own choice to Islam and married a Muslim woman against his wishes. It disposed of a habeas corpus petition that had alleged the 31-year-old was being illegally detained by his father over the conversion and marriage.

The same day, a first information report (FIR) was registered at Kotwali Shamli police station against journalist Karishma Aziz and Nikhat Ali, advocate Syed Kaif Hasan, Wasim Akram Tyagi, The Muslim, and...