Ghaziabad: The Ghaziabad Police of Uttar Pradesh has sent a notice to Manish Maheshwari, Managing Director of Twitter India. This notice has been issued by the SHO of Loni Border Police Station. Police have said that in the case of beating an elderly, some people used Twitter to spread hatred in society, yet Twitter did not take any action against them. The notice has been sent under Section 160 CrPC and the MD of Twitter India has been told that he will have to come to the Loni Border police station and get his statement recorded. Let us inform you that a report was filed against Twitter Inc and Twitter Communication at Loni Border Police Station, Ghaziabad 2 days ago.
Ghaziabad Police sent legal notice to Managing Director of Twitter India over viral video of an elderly man in Loni being assaulted with the intent of “provoking communal unrest”
The MD has been asked to come to the Police Station Loni Border & record the statement within 7 days pic.twitter.com/u5Ct8Omq6l
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) June 18, 2021
It has been written in the notice that through Twitter Communication India and Twitter Inc, some people using their Twitter handles sent messages spreading hatred among the society, which were not taken any cognizance of the company. Apart from this, work affecting harmony between different groups of the country was promoted and such anti-social messages were allowed to go viral continuously.
In the summons sent by the police to Manish Maheshwari, Managing Director, Twitter India, he has been asked to be present at Loni Border Police Station, Ghaziabad to record his statement. One week’s time has been given to record the statement.
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