0 Comment(s) *
* The moderation of comments is automated and not cleared manually by indianexpress.com.
Those named in the FIR are Satyam Dhaaka, Anirudh Chaudhary, Varun Dhama, Shakeel Ahmed, Akhtar Hameed, Rohit Dangar, Sonia, Rajeev Dangi, Anil Yadav, Nitin and Ashish Vishwakarma. (File) The Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) has lodged an FIR at Baghpat police station against 11 persons in connection with an allegedly fake Twitter post, which has gone viral and in which party chief Jayant Chaudhary asks voters to refrain from supporting the RLD candidate Ahmed Hameed from Baghpat constituency in Uttar Pradesh.
“A fake post is being made viral before the elections in Baghpat. FIR has been lodged. Let the people identify those who create photoshopped posts because they have been unable to answer questions on development,” Jayant tweeted.
#Baghpat चुनाव पर झूठा पोस्ट बनाकर वाइरल किया जा रहा है। @baghpatpolice को तहरीर दी गई है|
विकास पर जवाब जब दे नहीं पा रहे तो Photoshop द्वारा फ़र्ज़ी पोस्ट बनाने वाले कौन हैं जनता पहचान ले!! pic.twitter.com/6BNqKoKZQ3
— Jayant Singh (@jayantrld) February 4, 2022
Eleven persons were named in the FIR lodged by RLD’s Baghpat district chief Jagpal Teotia on Saturday afternoon. “I hope the police will take swift action,” Teotia said.
Those named in the FIR are Satyam Dhaaka, Anirudh Chaudhary, Varun Dhama, Shakeel Ahmed, Akhtar Hameed, Rohit Dangar, Sonia, Rajeev Dangi, Anil Yadav, Nitin and Ashish Vishwakarma.
“An FIR has been lodged in this connection and we are investigating the case. We will take action once we complete our inquiry,” Baghpat SP Neeraj Kumar Jadaun said.
- The Indian Express website has been rated GREEN for its credibility and trustworthiness by Newsguard, a global service that rates news sources for their journalistic standards.
