The complaint says the defendants spread misinformation on social media.
New Delhi / Chandigarh:
Gurugram police issued a first informational report against the leader of Congress, Shashi Tharoor, and high-level journalists such as Rajdeep Sardesai and Mrinal Pande in connection with the violence that broke out during the Delhi tractor march on Republic Day. This makes Haryana the third state ruled by the BJP to bring cases against these people for allegedly spreading false information on social media.
In addition to Mr. Sardesai from the India Today Group and Ms. Pande from the National Herald, Zafar Aga from Qaumi Awaz and Paresh Nath and Vinod K Jose from The Caravan have also been named in the FIR presented on Thursday by the Gurugram Cyber Cell . The case has been registered under Sections 124 A, 153 A, 153 B, 505 (2) and 120 B and the investigation is underway, police said.
This action was taken on the basis of a complaint filed by one Mahabir Singh, a resident of Jharsa, Gurugram. Singh said the actions of those named in the case have caused “grave damage to the security of the nation.” They allegedly posted “bad faith, defamatory, false, misleading and instigating tweets” in the run-up to the January 26 violence.
Several police cases have also been brought in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh against the same group of defendants in connection with the Republic Day incidents. All of them face charges, including sedition, criminal conspiracy and promoting enmity under the Indian Penal Code.
In response to the presentation of cases, the Publishers Guild issued a statement that read: “Journalists have been specifically targeted for reporting on accounts related to the death of one of the protesters on their personal social media, as well as on those of Publications Lead and Represent It should be noted that on the day of the protest and high action, several reports were emerging from eyewitnesses on the ground and from the police, so it was natural for journalists to report all the details as they emerged. This is in line with the established norms of journalistic practice. “
The tractor rally was allowed to start after the Republic Day parade in the national capital ended. However, it soon descended into anarchy after the farmers broke through the barricades early and changed the agreed route.
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