India, Aug. 1 -- Complaints by two BJP supporters lead to FIRs against Meta executive and social media account operators

The Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police has filed two separate First Information Reports (FIRs) against Arun Srinivas, Meta India's country head, as well as the operators of several Instagram and Facebook accounts on complaints from two BJP supporters that objectionable content about the Prime Minister was shared during a recent Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led protest.

The FIRs, filed on July 29, mention Sections 66C (identity theft) and Section 67 (publishing or sharing obscene material online) of the Information Technology Act, as well as Sections 353(2) and 336(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which deal with publ...