8 Twitter handles booked for spreading false information on Unnao girls deaths case ANI | Updated: Feb 23, 2021 08:48 IST
Unnao (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 23 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh police on Sunday filed an FIR against eight Twitter handles for spreading false and inflammatory information in connection to the case where three girls were found unconscious in an agricultural field in Unnao s Asoha, out of which two have died and the third girl is battling for her life in a Kanpur hospital. @NilimDutta (Nimin Dutta), @themojostory (Mojo Story), @jajagranlive (Jan Jagran Live), @SurajKrBaudh (Suraj Kumar Baudh), @VijayAmbedkarUP (Vijay Ambedkar), @Abhaykumarazad97 (Abhey Kumar Azad), @RahulDiwkr (Rahul Kumar Diwakar), and @BhimSenaChief (Nawab Satpal Tanwaar) tried to provoke people by spreading false information about the deceased girls being raped and cremated without family s consent, contrary to actual facts and post-mortem reports, s
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The Uttar Pradesh Police has registered an FIR against over eight Twitter accounts for allegedly propagating fake news in connection with the death of two dalit girls in Unnao last week.
One of the twitter handles is led by senior journalist Barkha Dutt, ‘Mojo Story’. The renowned journalist has termed the FIR a case of brazen harassment and bullying .
Unnao: The Uttar Pradesh Police has registered an FIR against over eight Twitter accounts for allegedly propagating fake news in connection with the death of two dalit girls in Unnao last week.
One of the twitter handles is led by senior journalist Barkha Dutt, ‘Mojo Story’. The renowned journalist has termed the FIR a case of brazen harassment and bullying .
FIR Against 8 Twitter Handles For Misleading, Fake News In Unnao Case
Earlier, Congress leader Udit Raj was booked for allegedly propagating fake news in a tweet that the teenagers were raped and their bodies cremated against the will of their family.
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An FIR has been lodged against eight Twitter handles for allegedly propagating fake and misleading news in connection with the death of two girls in Unnao last week, police said on Monday.
The case was registered at the Sadar Kotwali police station area in Unnao on Sunday. Amongst the Twitter handles is the news portal Mojo Story , which is led by senior journalist Barkha Dutt. After the complaint, Dutt termed the FIR a case of brazen harassment and bullying .
Updated Feb 22, 2021 | 23:59 IST
The Twitter handles include news portal Mojo Story , led by senior journalist Barkha Dutt who termed the FIR a case of brazen harassment and bullying . Anand Kulkarni, Unnao Superintendent of Police | Photo Credit: ANI
Unnao: An FIR has been lodged against eight Twitter handles for allegedly propagating fake news in connection with the death of two girls here last week, police said on Monday.
The Twitter handles include news portal Mojo Story , led by senior journalist Barkha Dutt who termed the FIR a case of brazen harassment and bullying .
The case was registered at the Sadar Kotwali police station area in Unnao on Sunday against seven more Twitter accounts: Janjagran Live, Aazad Samaj Party spokesperson Suraj Kumar Boudh, Nilim Dutta, Vijay Ambedkar, Abhay Kumar Azad, Rahul Diwakar, Nawab Satpal Tanwar.