New Delhi: Delhi Police has registered an FIR over the alleged sharing of a doctored video of Russia’s foreign minister purportedly portraying an anti-India stance. The video was allegedly shared by Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan .
The matter came to light on Nov 3, during cyber patrolling, according to police. The case was registered under sections 336 (4) (forgery), 353 (1) (statements conducing to public mischief), 356 (defamation), 340 (forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine) of BNS and 66C of the IT Act at a special cell police station.
“Through the said video, there is an allegation of disseminating misleading, defamatory and inflammatory content to incite public disturbance and spread rumours,” Delhi Police wrote on X. A social media handle reportedly flagged the alleged circulation of the video from Bhushan’s account. The police action came after the ministry of external affairs (MEA) fact-checked the digitally manipulated video. “Fake Alert! The video of the Russian Foreign Minister being used in this post is fake! MEA wrote on X.