The Delhi Police filed an FIR after a doctored video emerged on social media that was regarding the Union Home Minister, Amit Shah. The video had been fiddled with to make him appear to be saying that Muslims should not get quotas under reservation schemes.
According to India Today, the Delhi Police Special Cell Cyber Wing's IFSO unit filed the FIR based on complaints filed by the BJP and the MHA. The complaint is made under Section 153, 153A, 465, 469, and 171G of the Indian Penal Code and Section 66C of the Information Technology Act.
The complaint filed in the FIR by the MHA states that the false video did grave damage to social harmony and public order. It referred to the need for legal measures against those who circulated "false content to create a fissile of hate between communities".
“The video seems to be doctored, spreading misleading information with the intention of creating disharmony among communities which is likely to affect public tranquillity and public order issues. It is requested to kindly take necessary legal action as per the provisions of law,” the ministry said, as per the FIR.
It also stated that a report was attached with the complaint containing details of links and handles from which the doctored videos of the Home Minister are being shared.
The controversy flared up over the video posted on social media which allegedly claimed that the Home Minister Amit Shah was saying that the BJP would scrap reservation provisions for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and OBCs. However, the veracity of these statements hung in a haze over the doctored video.
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