India, Oct. 28 -- The Noida Police on Wednesday debunked social media posts claiming that the Supreme Court ordered government and private companies to pay employees their salaries along with a Rs.5,100 Diwali bonus by November 5.

In a tweet, the Noida Police shared contents of the posts claiming that all firms have been mandated to hand out the bonus by the deadline to avoid any legal action. Police said the claims were completely false, misleading, and baseless.

"Companies are making payments of dues as per rules," the Noida Police said, adding that a case has been filed under relevant sections against those behind circulating the fake news.

"Strict legal action will be ensured against conspirators who spread misleading, false, or ru...