India, April 14 -- The Uttar Pradesh police will identify social media accounts and file FIRs against those found spreading misinformation or sharing unverified visuals about the protest by factory workers, officials said on Monday.

To prevent the spread of rumors, the Gautam Budh Nagar administration has launched a helpline appealing to the public to inform the authorities if they come across any such online accounts. Police said two FIRs have been filed against two such social media accounts.

"To discourage spread of false and unverified information about the incident, we have decided to identify those accounts where some people are sharing unverified videos and information. We have filed FIRs against two handles so far, and more FIRs...