Indore police register FIR after Priyanka, Kamal Nath’s twitter post against MP govt

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Indore, August 13, 2023: The Indore police said they have registered an FIR against ’handlers’ of the ’X’ accounts of senior Congress leaders including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, MP Congress chief Kamal Nath and former Union minister Arun Yadav over a post accusing the Madhya Pradesh BJP government of corruption.

In a statement released late Saturday night on X, formerly known as Twitter, the Indore police commissioner said local BJP’s legal cell convener Nimesh Pathak complained that a fake letter bearing the name of a person called Gyanendra Awasthi was circulated on social media.

The letter claimed contractors in the state are being asked to pay 50 per cent commission. A case has been registered against Awasthi as well as ’handlers’ of the X accounts of Vadra, Nath and Arun Yadav at the city’s Sanyogitaganj police station, the release said, adding Pathak’s complaint is being investigated.

Earlier on Saturday, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Ramsanehi Mishra claimed an FIR was registered against the X ’handles’ of Vadra, Nath and Arun Yadav at Sanyogitaganj police station in the city.

He said the case was registered under Indian Penal Code sections 420 (cheating) and 469 (forgery with intent to harm reputation) on Pathak’s complaint.

Pathak alleged that the Congress leaders conspired to malign the state government’s image and his party by sharing ’misleading’ social media posts and accusing the BJP regime in the state of being involved in corruption.

The official said the police are verifying the authenticity of the respective X handles.