FIR registered against Katiyar, Verma in J&K

Katiyar and Verma had announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh each for any civilian for killing a terrorist.

An FIR was registered on Saturday against senior BJP leaders Vinay Katiyar and Sahib Singh Verma by Jammu and Kashmir Police for their statement announcing monetary rewards to civilians killing terrorist.

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Katiyar and Verma have been booked for "making provocative statements" and "inciting communal passions" under Section 123-A and 153-A Ranbir Penal Code (RPC) in Nowabad police station in Jammu, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Niaz Mehmood,said.

Katiyar and Verma had announced a reward of Rs one lakh each for any civilian for killing a terrorist and Rs two lakh for a civilian's family if he laid down his life fighting terrorist.