New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- The Delhi Police's Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit has launched an investigation into social media handles spreading rumours and inflammatory content during recent protests in the national capital, tracing at least one suspicious account back to Pakistan.

According to police authorities, foreign-based handles were actively attempting to provoke public disorder by circulating false claims about police action against demonstrators.

Highlighting the active monitoring measures, Additional Commissioner of Police (Addl. CP) Sanjay Bhatia told ANI, "Numerous social media posts made during the recent protests... Delhi Police's IFSO unit has a dedicated cyber patrolling team that monitors such posts...