Swara Bhasker, Twitter Head and others “spread hate against the citizens” by circulating the video and giving a “communal color” to it, said the complainant.
Delhi Police said that they have received a complaint against actress Swara Bhasker, Twitter MD Manish Maheshwari, journalist Arfa Khannum and many others over their tweets. They tweeted about an elderly man who allegedly assaulted in Ghaziabad on June 5.
The complainant said that these people “spread hate against the citizens”. He further added that they try to give the incident a “communal color”, the complainant said.
It is said that Amit Acharya, an advocate, complained at the Tilak Marg police station in Delhi on Wednesday.
He demanded the Delhi Police register an FIR against Twitter Inc, Bhasker, Maheshwari, Sherwani and a man named Arif Khan and book them under IPC sections 153 (provocation for rioting) 153A (promoting enmity between different groups),295A (acts intended to outrage religious feelings),505 (mischief) and 120B(criminal Conspiracy).
However, the Ghaziabad police arrested people for allegedly assaulting the elderly man, Abdul Samad Saifi.
This elderly man was offered an auto ride. After that they took him to an isolated place and beat him, and forced him to chant Jai Shri Ram.
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