500+ social media posts on protests taken down
New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- Delhi Police have registered four first information reports (FIRs) over social media posts allegedly spreading misinformation and inflammatory content related to the ongoing protests against chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the subsequent police crackdown. More than 500 such posts had been taken down by Tuesday evening, officials said.
A senior police officer said the FIRs were registered by the Delhi Police's Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit. "The FIRs have been registered against unknown persons under sections 336 (forgery), 353 (statements conducing to public mischief) and 356 (defamation) of the BNS, apart from relevant sections of the IT Act. A preliminary investigation indicat...
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