Delhi Police Registers 4 FIRs Against ‘Rumour-Mongers’; Pakistan-Based Handles Under Scanner

Activists and workers from various opposition parties and student organisations try to breach police barricades during anti-CEC protests

The Delhi Police has registered four FIRs against social media handles allegedly spreading false narratives and rumours about the protests in the national capital. Delhi has witnessed back-to-back protests by student organisations and Opposition parties against the alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

Cases have been registered against social media handles allegedly disseminating misleading information, attempting to create an "anti-India narrative" and disturb law and order. The FIRs have been registered by Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) of the Delhi Police.

Several Pakistani handles are under Delhi Police's scanner in connection with the matter. According to sources, several social media handles, based in Pakistan, were allegedly involved in spreading anti-India narratives in connection with the protests through posts and claims that could create unrest.

On October 10, several such handles allegedly circulated false claims that multiple people died during the Delhi protests. The Delhi Police got several Pakistan-based social media handles deactivated as part of the action against the alleged misinformation campaign.

October 10 was the scheduled date for a protest by the Cockroach Janta Party…

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