Supporters of Sana Khan, the newly elected nagar panchayat chairperson of Dhaurahra town, have been booked on sedition charge for allegedly raising “Pakistan Zindabad” slogan during a procession after Uttar Pradesh civic poll results were declared on December 1. Sana Khan contested the election on a Congress symbol and the FIR has been lodged on a complaint by the son of BJP candidate Sushma Devi.

Police suspect authenticity of a video of the procession, which has circulated on social media, as no one in the procession is seen raising the slogan and the voice appears to be coming from behind the person shooting the video. Sana Khan’s husband Afzal Ahmed Khan has denied the allegations and said the BJP candidate, who lost by a margin of 1,261 votes, got their supporters framed on false charges. All the persons named in the case belong to Dhaurahra town.