New Delhi: Teams of Chandigarh and Delhi police reached the office of writer Madhu Purnima Kishwar, a day after she was booked over charges of circulation of forged and misleading content on social media.An FIR was reportedly registered against Kishwar and some other social media users on Monday (April 20), based on a complaint by a city resident.The case was filed under various sections of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, including 196 (criminalises acts that promote enmity, hatred, or ill-will between groups based on religion, race, language), 336 (1) (forgery) and 356 (criminal defamation), besides sections 66 C, D and Section 67 of the Information Technology Act.Kishwar wrote in a post on X that a team of Chandigarh police had visited her late Monday night.BREAKING NEWS : Our security guard just informed me that five police personnel, including two women police, have landed at my office.Since I was recording a video, I told them to wait a while.But coming at this late hour does not bode well.@MNageswarRaoIPS @shilpitewari…— Madhu Purnima Kishwar (@madhukishwar) April 20, 2026“Our security guard just informed me that five police personnel, including two women police, have landed at my office. Since I was recording a video, I told them to wait a while. But coming at this late hour does not bode well,” she said.“Since the law forbids the police to visit or arrest women after dark and before sunrise, I spoke on phone to the leader of the delegation. She told me that their team has come to serve notice regarding an FIR registered against me in Chandigarh. I insisted that they go by the law and come in the morning. Both sides maintained perfect courtesy,” she said in a subsequent post, adding that she was yet to receive a copy of the FIR.Kishwar also said that on Tuesday afternoon, another team of Delhi Police arrived at the Delhi office of Manushi, a journal started by the writer.“Let’s see what new surprises they have in store for me!” she said on X.What’s the complaint?Kishwar, who frequently indulges in hate posting, used to be a staunch supporter of Narendra Modi before his time as the prime minister, and has written a biography praising him, titled Modi, Muslims and Media: Voices from Narendra Modi’s Gujarat. However, recently, she came out as a Modi critic. In March, she posted a series of scathing claims regarding corruption and sexual favours against the Modi government, alleging she had insider knowledge on them. These claims could not be verified by fact checkers.The Hindu reported that, as per the police statement, the complaint was that some forged and misleading social media posts and video clips with obscene text and content were being circulated by various social media users, misidentifying the person in the video.The complainant said that this was “a deliberate act of creating false electronic record using obscene words and phrases having knowledge and sufficient reason to believe that posts are misleading and false, with an intent to cause damage or injury”.The person in the video is allegedly a travel vlogger whose wife regularly posts updates about their activities on social media. The original video was shared from her social media account. This was confirmed by the woman, the police said, as reported by the daily.“The video so circulated with intent to cause harm to reputation of a constitutional authority and to disturb public peace and tranquility, should be investigated and appropriate action be taken,” the complainant added.Statements of her husband and another lady in the video have also been recorded during preliminary investigation, the police said.A notice, but no FIR copyEarlier in the day, Kishwar posted a copy of a notice served to her in Delhi, asking her to join the investigation in the case. “This is in response to the Notice U/S 94 B.N.S.Inspectors Sarita Roy and Eram Rizvi hand-delivered S and U/S 35(3) BNSS to me this morning around 11:30 am. As per this notice, I have been asked to appear before you in Chandigarh on April 22, 2026 at 10 am.”My Response to the Notice regarding an FIR registered against me in ChandigarhThe Investigating Officer,PS-26 ChandigarhDear Sir/Madam,This is in response to the Notice U/S 94 B.N.S.Inspectors Sarita Roy and Eram Rizvi hand-delivered S and U/S 35(3) BNSS to me this morning… pic.twitter.com/kREdyDYdGK— Madhu Purnima Kishwar (@madhukishwar) April 21, 2026She said that the handle mentioned in the notice was not hers and asked the police if the whole case was misdirected towards her. She also reiterated that she had not received a copy of the FIR till then.