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Delhi Police Files FIRs Over False Social Media Posts Amid Protests
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News18•13-10-2026, 14:06
Delhi Police Files FIRs Over False Social Media Posts Amid Protests
- •Delhi Police's IFSO unit registered over four FIRs against social media handles for spreading false narratives and attempting to vitiate the atmosphere.
- •Authorities have removed around 500 posts and taken down approximately 100 handles to curb misinformation and rumours.
- •Some of the flagged accounts were operated from Pakistan and circulated anti-India content, leading to the deactivation of several Pakistani handles.
- •The crackdown follows heightened tensions in the capital after the detention of Cockroach Janta Party leaders who demonstrated at Jantar Mantar.
- •Police are maintaining strict online surveillance to prevent rumors from escalating public unrest.
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The Delhi Police's IFSO unit registered more than four FIRs against social media handles for allegedly spreading false narratives, rumors, and anti-India content intended to incite public unrest during protests in the capital.
As part of ongoing monitoring to curb misinformation, the Delhi Police has removed approximately 500 social media posts and taken down around 100 handles.
Tensions escalated after Jantar Mantar was de-noticed as a designated protest venue, leading to the detention of Cockroach Janta Party leaders and volunteers who demonstrated to reclaim the site.
