SC tells police to focus on serious cases, questions FIR over Facebook post on 'breast tax'

Parmod Kumar New Delhi, Oct 26 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday questioned Chhattisgarh Police over why it had registered an FIR concerning a Facebook post on the so-called "breast tax", observing that investigating agencies should devote their attention to serious offences rather than inconsequential cases. A bench comprising Justices B V Nagarathna and R Mahadevan was hearing a plea by social worker Rupnarayan Ekka challenging the Chhattisgarh High Court's refusal to grant him anticipatory bail. "What is there to file an FIR for? Concentrate on big cases. Not cases like this," Justice Mahadevan observed. Appearing for Ekka, advocate Prashant…