man booked over misinformation posts on Global Investors' meet
Dehradun, Oct. 20 -- The Dehradun Police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) against an X user and others for allegedly spreading misinformation, after Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi questioned investments in Uttarakhand following the Global Investors Summit held in 2023.
The FIR was registered under sections 66-C and 66-D of the Information Technology Act at the Rajpur police station, naming account holder Kamran (@CitizenKamran) and others on a complaint lodged by additional director of industries, Mritunjay Singh.
Singh stated in his complaint that the state government organized the Global Investors Summit 2023 to foster economic development, attract investments, and generate employment in Uttarakhand, and has been continuously working to promote an investor-friendly environment. "False, misleading, and baseless content is being disseminated on X and other social media platforms by the account @CitizenKamran and others. This is being done to create distrust among investors and adversely affect investment climate in state," complaint read.
Rajpur Police Station In-charge PD Bhatt said, "We have registered the FIR (on October 17) and an investigation into the matter is underway."
On Sunday, Rahul Gandhi said: "The Dhami government's claims of investment in Uttarakhand are a complete sham and yet another example of BJP's hollow double engine model".htc...
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