Delhi Police’s new invisible enemy (IANS Special)
By IANS| Published: 3rd February 2021 11:28 am IST
By Zafar Abbas
New Delhi, Feb 3 : Apart from the barbed wires and iron spikes at Singhu, Tiki and Ghazipur, the Delhi Police have opened a new front to combat the invisible force it has to deal with and that is the rumours. Since the January 26 violence, the police have been dealing with a plethora of ‘rumours’ and fake news.
According to the police, malicious and fake news was spread regarding the death of a farmer at ITO on Republic Day. The police said he died after his tractor overturned during the farmers’ protest march, but some media outlets and Twitter handles of journalists and politicians claimed otherwise. The Delhi Police later filed a case at the IP estate police station of Central Delhi.