New Delhi, March 21 -- The Supreme Court of India on Friday mooted the idea of a coordinated mechanism to deal with social media content uploaded by police and people in general after it was confronted with a petition showing official police handles posting reels of accused being paraded, handcuffed, tied with ropes, beaten or dragged. Finding this trend to be on the rise, a bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant allowed the petition to be withdrawn and filed afresh as a comprehensive plea dealing with both police and the public. "Today even the busiest person will stop where an accident occurs and take videos even if a person is dying. How to regulate this," said the bench, also comprising justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi. Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, appearing for the petitioner, said police were uploading videos and revealing identities of accused persons before conviction, violating their right to dignity and fair trial under Article 21. The bench said police must be "responsible and reasonable" and not act in a biased manner. It referred to a January order passed by another bench of the top court directing states to adopt a police media briefing manual within three months, and asked the petitioner to return after the deadline in April. The bench said, "The court did not have to deal with social media platforms and intermediaries. The problem is this atomised social media. The mainstream media by and large is responsible." The petition said the Centre's 2020 social media policy for police lacks safeguards against dehumanising content....