US EditionSupreme Court Orders SIT Probe Against BJP's Vijay Shah for Remarks on Col Sofiya Qureshi, Stays His Arrest
- The Supreme Court on May 19, 2025, ordered a Special Investigation Team to probe BJP minister Vijay Shah's remarks against Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and stayed his arrest.
- The court acted after Shah made controversial comments on May 12 at an event in Mahu, widely seen as targeting Colonel Qureshi, which the Madhya Pradesh High Court noted and directed FIR registration.
- The Special Investigation Team, comprising three senior IPS officers including one woman and led by an officer of IG or DGP rank, must be established by 10 a.m. On May 20 under the direction of the head of police in Madhya Pradesh.
- The Supreme Court rejected Shah's apology, calling his remarks 'crass' and 'completely thoughtless,' and said "We don't need this apology," while ordering Shah to join and cooperate with the investigation.
- The case will test the Madhya Pradesh government's transparency, with the SIT required to submit its first report by May 28 and Shah's arrest remaining stayed subject to his cooperation.
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Missing since FIR lodged, MP minister Vijay Shah issues third apology over Col Sophiya remarks
Madhya Pradesh Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah has issued a third public apology following his controversial remarks about Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, a senior officer in the Indian Army. The apology comes as a Special Investigation Team (SIT), constituted by the Supreme Court, begins its probe after the court found Shah's earlier apologies inadequate. Despite the ongoing investigation, Shah has been missing since an FIR was registered against him on May…
'Crass Comments': SC Rebukes MP Minister for Remarks on Col Qureshi, Orders SIT Probe
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Supreme Court on Monday chided Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah for his "crass" remarks on Col Sofiya Qureshi and constituted a three-member special investigation team to probe the FIR lodged against him. India News | 'Crass Comments': SC Rebukes MP Minister for Remarks on Col Qureshi, Orders SIT Probe.
‘Entire nation in shame’: SC raps MP Minister Vijay Shah, orders SIT probe over remarks on Colonel Qureshi
A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh told the minister that it had seen his videos where he made the remarks and his apology and wondered if “they were crocodile tears or an attempt to wriggle out of the legal proceedings”.
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