Gwalior, the first case under Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) was registered at Gwalior's Hazira Police Station for theft of motorcycles worth Rs. 1.80 lakh, a senior police official said on Monday.

Gwalior SP Dharamveer Singh informed the press that the state had adopted the new laws under BNS with effect from July 1.

The inaugural case, registered under section 303(2) of BNS, concerned the theft of a motorcycle by an unidentified culprit.

Using the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) software, authorities successfully lodged the first FIR in connection with the incident.

The complainant, Sourabh Narwaria, narrated that his motorcycle with registration number MP 07 ZM 8723 was stolen soon after he parked it in front of his residence in Maa Peetambara Colony, Yadav Dharmkanta, Hazira.

The motorcycle, valued at approximately Rs. 1.80 lakh, was registered in the name of Narwaria's first cousin.

The case attracted attention when Union Home Minister Amit Shah clarified that contrary to rumours, the first FIR under the new law was not related to a street vendor in Delhi but rather a case of drug theft. motorcycles in Gwalior.

"This is not true. The first FIR was registered at a Gwalior police station, which is about robbery, someone's motorcycle was stolen. A case worth Rs 1 lakh 80 thousand was registered.

"The case against the Delhi hawker was not the first case registered and using the review provision the police resolved it," he said.

Madhya Pradesh police registered 15 cases till 5 pm on Monday under the new laws.

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), which came into force on July 1, have replaced the Penal Code, the Criminal Procedure Code and the Criminal Evidence Act. British-era India. , respectively.

Police said a case under section 296 of BNS was registered against Raja alias Harbhajan on the complaint of Praful Chauhan (40), a resident of Israni market, at Hanumanganj police station.

Chauhan accused Raja of abusing him over an old enmity, the official said, adding section 296 which corresponds to section 294 (obscene act or words in public) of the now scrapped Indian Penal Code.

"No doubt, the FIR registered under BNS by Hanumanganj police station here is the first in MP. It may be the first in India, but we have to check it. A total of 15 FIRs were registered under BNS as of 5 p.m. late," said Bhopal Police Commissioner Harinarayanchari. Mishra said.

The process to register the FIR began at 12:05 am. and ended at 12:15 a.m., the Police Commissioner said.