Jharkhand: Social media accounts booked for allegedly maligning CM Hemant Soren
The police asked Meta to remove posts from ‘shadow accounts’, which the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha claimed were trying to influence the outcome of Assembly polls.
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The Jharkhand Police have booked the unknown operators of two social media accounts for allegedly maligning Chief Minister Hemant Soren and the state, reported PTI.
At least two first information reports were filed after Soren and the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of running “shadow accounts” to tarnish the chief minister.
“Two FIRs have been registered for campaigns against the CM’s and the state’s image,” a police officer told the news agency.
The police asked Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to remove posts from accounts allegedly trying to influence the ongoing Assembly polls in the state, reported The Indian Express. They also sought information about the individuals managing these accounts.
While the first two cases were registered on November 8 against the “Ranchi Chaupal” page at Gonda and Ratu police stations in Ranchi, a third case was reportedly filed on Wednesday against the “Jharkhand Chaupal” page at Ranchi’s Cyber Crime police station.
The cases were registered under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita dealing with false statements related to elections and forgery. The police also invoked provisions of the Information Technology Act for the offence of identity theft and provisions of the Representation of People Act.
The Jharkhand Assembly polls are being held in two phases, of which the first concluded on...
