Crackdown—Police in Uttar Pradesh filed a criminal case on a man who used Twitter to appeal for oxygen cylinder for his grandfather, for allegedly circulating a rumor with the intent to cause fear or alarm. UP chief minister launched crackdown this week.🧵
https://scroll.in/latest/993484/up-fir-filed-against-man-who-sought-twitter-help-for-oxygen-for-grandfather
2) The police claimed that the man was “spreading misleading information”. Sub-inspector Virendra Singh of the Ramganj police station claimed that Yadav provided false information on oxygen supply and the coronavirus to target the Uttar Pradesh government.
4) This was how the crackdown began. https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1387006905776750598
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