New Delhi, July 15 -- A First Information Report (FIR) has been filed in Nagpur against several social media users for allegedly circulating fake, misleading and defamatory content targeting Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari over the issue of ethanol-blended fuel.

The complaint was lodged by Shishir Arun Tripathi, convenor of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Nagpur City Social Media Cell. It is alleged that a YouTube video uploaded by content creator Manish Kashyap on 3 July 2026 featured false, defamatory and misleading claims about Gadkari and E20 ethanol fuel, with the intention of deceiving the public, ANI reported.

The complainant alleged that similar misleading videos and posts were uploaded on several o...