Delhi Police files FIR against X for allegedly defamatory posts about PM Modi

The Delhi Police has registered a first information report against X for allegedly objectionable and defamatory posts about Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the social media platform, The Indian Express reported on Wednesday. The posts were made during the youth protests.

A case has been registered at the Special Cell’s Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations unit under charges of criminal intimidation, public mischief and defamation, the newspaper reported.

The police had also written to X seeking that the “derogatory, malicious and defamatory content” about “constitutional heads” be removed from the platform, ANI reported on Wednesday.

The police had asked the social media platform to provide details of the account from which the content was posted, including the holder’s name, address, contact details and email ID. It also asked for login and logout details along with date and time stamps, the news agency reported.

It further directed the platform to preserve details related to the posts or videos for future investigation and provide a certificate under Section 63(4) of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam.

The section requires any electronic record submitted as evidence in court to be accompanied by a certificate.

On Monday, The Indian Express reported that notices had been issued to three social media platforms directing them to take down purportedly objectionable content about Modi. The posts were being identified by the police’s...

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