MEERUT: Meerut police on Thursday registered a case against a local journalist for posting what they called a “derogatory video against Prime Minister Narendra Modi” on the official WhatsApp group of Meerut SSP Manzil Saini. The scribe said it should have been clear to all that the video, which was posted in the morning and shows Modi asking a question on “achche din” that is answered by a herd of sheep, is a “harmless satire”.Ambresh Singh, SHO at Civil Lines police station where the case was registered, told TOI, “Afgan Soni has been booked under Section 500 (defamation) of the IPC and Section 66 (computer-related offences) of the IT Act.”Soon after the video was shared by Soni, who works with a vernacular daily here, other members of the WhatsApp group took objection to it and asked the SSP to take action in the matter. Based on Saini’s instruction, a case was registered against the journalist and the development was duly communicated to the group.Taken aback by the action, Soni, who belongs to a minority community, said, “In the past, several people have posted derogatory pictures and videos on the SSP’s WhatsApp group, but no action was taken against them. I am being targeted because of my faith. I did not make the video, I just mistakenly shared it. How am I at fault? Many people have been posting this particular clipping on various social media platforms. Even they should face action.” The scribe also apologized to the group and said that he ended up posting the video inadvertently. The incident comes a day after an unemployed youth was arrested by the Srivilliputhur police in Virudhunagar district for posting “derogatory” comments against the PM.