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Telangana: On Monday, Telangana Chief Minister and Congress leader Revanth Reddy has been summoned by the Delhi Police. According to a report, Delhi Police took this action in the case of a tampered video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah being circulated on social media. Reddy has been asked to appear with his mobile phone allegedly used for posting the fake video on X, they added.
Delhi Police has called Revanth Reddy for questioning on May 1 along with all the electronic gadgets used by him. 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 information, five people, including some Congress leaders who shared the morphed video, will also be summoned by the Delhi Police. All of them are from Telangana. According to a complaint filed by DC Sinku Sharan Singh of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C).
The complaint alleged that 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”. A copy of the FIR has also been sent to the IFSO unit of Delhi Cyber Police. Meanwhile, Delhi Police has also asked X and Facebook to share the details of the accounts that uploaded the allegedly morphed video.
According to the complainant, the links from which the videos were shared have also been attached for further action. The complaint also alleged that the ‘doctored’ video was allegedly shared by the official Telangana Congress X handle and subsequently, several party leaders reposted it.
