After saying "yes" in the beginning, Maharashtra police are flip-flopping in registering the FIR against India TV promoter Rajat Sharma, Zee News editor Sudhir Chaudhary , Anjana Om Kashyap of Aaj Tak, ABP news anchors Rubika Liyaquat, Romana Khan and Deepak Chaurasia for "promoting enmity between different groups".

Parbhani based lawyer, Junaid Syed Jilani filed a complaint, seeking registration of an FIR against these people under section 295 A (Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) and 153 A (Promoting the enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language.) of the IPC on April 4 but Maharashtra police have not handed him over the copy of the FIR.

Although, they have given me the receiving of the complaint, but now they seem to have backtracked, said Jilani.