Jammu Tawi, Aug. 6 -- A police complaint was filed in Jammu on Wednesday seeking legal action against PDP president Mehbooba Mufti for allegedly dishonouring the national flag during a protest in Srinagar a day earlier, an official said.

In the complaint filed at Pacca Danga police station, senior cardiologist and social activist Neeraj Sharma has urged the police to initiate proceedings under the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, including the registration of an FIR, the official said.

Mehbooba, a former chief minister, was reportedly seen holding an inverted national flag during a sit-in outside the PDP office in Srinagar on Tuesday night to protest against the Centre's removal of Jammu and Kashmir's special status through a...