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Delhi Police Register 4 FIRs and Seek Removal of 500 Posts Over INDIA Bloc March
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Moneycontrol•14-10-2026, 11:16
Delhi Police Register 4 FIRs and Seek Removal of 500 Posts Over INDIA Bloc March
- •Delhi Police registered four FIRs regarding the INDIA bloc march to the Supreme Court on October 12 over alleged violations of prohibitory orders and barricade-breaking.
- •Opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Akhilesh Yadav and Mamata Banerjee participated in the March for Democracy demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •Police have written to social media platforms requesting the removal of around 500 allegedly objectionable and misleading posts linked to the protests.
- •Investigators suspect that accounts, including some operated from Pakistan, circulated old or edited riot videos disguised as recent Delhi demonstrations.
- •Eleven opposition leaders filed a joint petition challenging Election Commission decisions regarding the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
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Delhi Police registered four FIRs across police stations like Barakhamba Road and Tilak Marg for alleged violations of prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the BNSS, barricade-breaking, and road graffiti during the unpermitted protest march.
During the protest led by figures like Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, demonstrators demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged voter deletions and irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Investigators are scrutinizing over 100 suspicious handles and have requested social media platforms to remove around 500 misleading posts, which allegedly circulated old or edited riot footage and false claims about army deployment in Delhi.
