About 1 lakh fake social media accounts created to defame Mumbai police

Targeted from various quarters after the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput the Mumbai Police has decided to take action against the invisible army of social media trolls on various platformsCyber Cell Deputy Commissioner of Police Rashmi Karandikar said ldquoSeveral social media account holders are trolling the Mumbai Police commissioner on different platforms like Twitter Instagram and Facebook They are using abusive language against him and the Mumbai police force Hence an FIR has been registered against those account holders under Section 67 of the IT ActrdquoldquoMost of these accounts are fake and we will be taking action against all those fake account holders Another FIR has been registered against a person who used morphed image of the official Twitter account of Mumbai Police commissioner recently We have started the probe in both mattersrdquo Karandikar addedThe developments came around 110 days after Sushants death coinciding with the AIIMS report that ruled out speculation alleging the actor was murderedOur Investigation Was Professional Truthful Mumbai Top Cop After AIIMS Report On Sushant DeathThe AIIMS report was widely welcomed by the Maharashtra government who decried the manner in which the state government and Mumbai Police were sought to be maligned in the matterldquoTruth has prevailed Our investigation was very professional and truthful and we were convinced that the actor committed suicide The forensic reports also confirmed that there was no foul play I welcome that our probe and the forensic reports were upheld by the premier national institute AIIMS as per the media reports Our team of doctors from Cooper hospital and forensic experts also did a professional jobrdquo Param Bir Singh saidBoth the Mumbai police department and commissioner were accused of not handling Sushants case properly and social media users accused it of hurriedly calling his death a suicideSushant Singhs Sister On AIIMS Suicide Theory UTurn Must Be ExplainedPolice sources said that there may be around 80000100000 such fake accounts created on various social media platforms after the actors death on June 14 and some are allegedly being shut down nowAs per the Cyber Polices preliminary analysis the slanderous or abusive posts were uploaded from India and even several countries in Europe Scandinavia southeast Asia and other global locations targeting the Mumbai PoliceCongress Spokesperson Sachin Sawant and Shiv Sena leader Kishore Tiwari have lauded the police initiative for probing the social media menaceI welcome the decision Soon I will share very crucial information on this with the government on the social media accounts which were solely generated by the BJP IT Team to promote the conspiracy theory in the Sushant Singh case and defame Maharashtra Sawant saidDrugs Probe Rhea Chakraborty Brother Showik To Be In Jail Till October 20Tiwari said the social media posts were directly interfering with the investigations of Mumbai Police and later the CBI ED and NCB besides the countrys judicial processes and the Cyber Police must act accordinglyThere were blatantly fake expert opinions imaginary scenarios concocted and some television channels also promoted such frauds on their talkshows However the Sushant Singh murder theory has fallen flat while the socalled morgue visit by Rhea Chakraborty has disappeared into thin air Tiwari saidThe police are confident of making a few arrests in the cases which could attract jail sentence of up to five yearsWith inputs from Vishal Singh and IANSKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest news