New Delhi, June 17

The Delhi Police have received a complaint against actor-activist Swara Bhaskar, Twitter India MD Manish Maheshwari and others in connection with posts related to a video purportedly showing an elderly Muslim man being attacked in Ghaziabad on June 5.

The police said the complaint was received at Tilak Marg police station and a preliminary inquiry had been launched. An FIR was lodged against nine entities, including Twitter, journalists and Congress leaders, in Ghaziabad on June 15 in connection with the video. They were accused of trying to create communal unrest by uploading and sharing an unverified video.

The clip purportedly showed the Muslim man being attacked by four persons and forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’.

The Delhi Police also said their team had visited Bengaluru on May 31 to question the Twitter India MD in connection with a probe into another case relating to the Covid toolkit issue. The police said the MD was questioned about the company’s policy behind flagging tweets by users as “manipulated media”. — TNS