Maharashtra Police seek personal data of X users over posts criticising Amruta Fadnavis
Maharashtra Cyber Police issued a notice under BNSS Section 94 requesting X Corp provide account registration details, login records, and IP addresses of users behind posts critical of Amruta Fadnavis, wife of Maharashtra Chief Minister. The notice alleged posts contained defamatory and communal content, citing investigation into alleged offences. The flagged posts criticized Fadnavis for statements that garba should be secular and entry should not be religion-restricted. Many original posts were no longer accessible, but available ones contained sexist and communal language.
Key points
- Police sought user data for posts criticizing political figure's garba remarks
- Notice issued under BNSS Section 94 for alleged defamatory content
- Demand includes account details, login records, and technical identifiers
- Raises data privacy and free-speech concerns in India
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