Supreme Court Orders SIT Probe Into BJP Minister’s Remarks Against Colonel Sofiya Qureshi; Rejected Apology

The Supreme Court has directed the Madhya Pradesh DGP to form a Special Investigation Team by 10 AM on May 20 to probe the FIR against BJP Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah for derogatory comments against Colonel Sofiya Qureshi. 

The SIT must comprise three senior IPS officers from outside Madhya Pradesh, including one woman, and be headed by an IG-rank officer.

The Court stayed Shah’s arrest, conditional on full cooperation with the probe, but rejected his apology as insincere.

The court criticized his remarks as “filthy, crass and shameful,” stating the nation was ashamed. While declining to monitor the probe, the Court sought a status report. The matter is listed for May 28.