Amit Shah doctored video case: Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has been summoned to appear before Delhi Police's IFSO unit (Cyber Unit) on May 1 to join the investigation in a case related to the doctored video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, sources said. Reddy has been asked to appear with his mobile phone allegedly used for posting the fake video on X, they added.
The summons come a day after the Delhi Police registered an FIR following complaints by the Ministry of Home Affairs and the BJP regarding tampered video of Amit Shah's rally circulating on social media. The Special Cell had registered a case under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and relevant provisions of the IT Act.
According to the complaint filed by Sinku Sharan Singh, DC, Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), some doctored videos are being circulated on social media with "the intent of creating disharmony among communities which is likely to affect public tranquility and public order."
According to the complainant, links from which the videos were shared were also attached for further action.
A copy of the FIR was also sent to the IFSO unit of the Delhi Cyber Police.
Revanth Reddy reacts
Reacting sharply to the Delhi Police probe into the matter, Revanth Reddy alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "using Delhi Police" to win elections.
"So far, ED, CBI and Income Tax were used by PM Modi and Amit Shah to win elections but today I got to know that Delhi Police has reached the office of Telangana Congress party. Someone posted something on social media and they have come to arrest the Telangana Congress president and Telangana CM. This means Narendra Modi is using Delhi Police to win elections now. No one is going to get scared, we will give you a befitting reply..." he said.
What is the matter?
The BJP earlier alleged that a video of Amit Shah addressing a rally in Telangana was circulated with the edited version which falsely showed him promising to remove the reservation of the SC-ST and OBC communities.
The complaint also alleged that the doctored video was allegedly shared by the official Telangana Congress' X handle and thereafter, several party leaders reposted it.
Police swing into action
Meanwhile, a team of the Delhi Police Cyber Cell on Monday left for Telangana to issue notice to social media handles for posting tampered video of Amit Shah in which he could purportedly be heard promising to scrap the reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and OBCs.
The BJP on Saturday had filed a complaint with the chief electoral officer of Andhra Pradesh, accusing a social media handle of the Congress of posting a tampered speech of Amit Shah on the issue. The Andhra Pradesh unit of the BJP had filed the complaint and urged the Election Commission official in the state to initiate action and block the X account of the Congress. The BJP said in the complaint that the Home Minister’s original speech made at an election rally in Telangana was tampered with to give the impression that Shah spoke against the reservation for the SCs, STs and OBCs.
(With inputs from agencies)
