New Delhi: Charges of criminal conspiracy have been added to the FIR registered in connection with the doctored video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's speech, Delhi Police on Saturday said after arresting a national coordinator of the Congress social media team. Said days later.
Arun Byreddy, a native of Hyderabad, Telangana, who handled the "Spirit O Congress" account on X, was arrested from Delhi on Friday, police said. This is the first arrest made by Delhi Police in this case.
"We have added Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 120B (punishment for criminal conspiracy) to the FIR as the investigation has indicated a larger conspiracy," a police officer said.
According to T officials, Byreddy is one of the key members of the Congress social media team and is accused of being one of the people who uploaded the doctored video on social media and shared it with other party members. Also shared.
Following his arrest, he was produced before a court here on Friday night and remanded to three days' custody for further interrogation by the special branch of the police.
Officials said that the interrogation of Beereddy has started.
Initially, on a complaint by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Center (I4C) under the Home Ministry, the cell on Sunday registered an FIR under IPC sections 153 (intentional provocation with intent to cause riot), 153A (promoting enmity). Did. Between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth), 465 (punishment for forgery), 469 (forgery with intent to harm reputation), 171G (false statement in relation to election).
The FIR also contains Section 66C of the Information Technology (IT) Act which deals with fraudulent or dishonest use of an electronic signature, password or any other unique identification feature of a person.
Arun Byreddy, a native of Hyderabad, Telangana, who handled the "Spirit O Congress" account on X, was arrested from Delhi on Friday, police said. This is the first arrest made by Delhi Police in this case.
"We have added Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 120B (punishment for criminal conspiracy) to the FIR as the investigation has indicated a larger conspiracy," a police officer said.
According to T officials, Byreddy is one of the key members of the Congress social media team and is accused of being one of the people who uploaded the doctored video on social media and shared it with other party members. Also shared.
Following his arrest, he was produced before a court here on Friday night and remanded to three days' custody for further interrogation by the special branch of the police.
Officials said that the interrogation of Beereddy has started.
Initially, on a complaint by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Center (I4C) under the Home Ministry, the cell on Sunday registered an FIR under IPC sections 153 (intentional provocation with intent to cause riot), 153A (promoting enmity). Did. Between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth), 465 (punishment for forgery), 469 (forgery with intent to harm reputation), 171G (false statement in relation to election).
The FIR also contains Section 66C of the Information Technology (IT) Act which deals with fraudulent or dishonest use of an electronic signature, password or any other unique identification feature of a person.
