New Delhi, March 13 -- Dwarka District Police has initiated legal action against several social media accounts accused of spreading misleading and inflammatory content related to a recent incident in Uttam Nagar , where a 26-year-old man was beaten to death after a disagreement during Holi.

This murder case led to riot like situation in Uttam Nagar.

According to police, authorities coordinated with social media platforms to take down objectionable posts and accounts involved in rumour-mongering. So far, 14 takedown requests under Section 79(3)(b) of the IT Act have been sent to X, while eight similar requests have been issued to Instagram to remove the identified content.

Police also discovered that certain individuals attempted to colle...