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Impostor used Delhi Police identity to seek takedown of IFF, SFLC handles: X tells Delhi HC

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Impostor used Delhi Police identity to seek takedown of IFF, SFLC handles: X tells Delhi HC

Social media platform X on Friday, November 6, informed the Delhi High Court that notices directing it to block the accounts of Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) and Software Freedom Law Centre (SFLC) were issued by an impostor impersonating the Delhi Police.

The platform made the submission before Justice Amit Mahajan during the hearing of petitions filed by IFF and SFLC challenging the notices. X also assured the court that the social media handles of the two organisations would not be taken down.

"It was an imposter. We have done an internal investigation, and it turned out this was an impostor. We have filed a complaint with Delhi Police," X's counsel told the court, according to Bar and Bench.

Taking note of the submission, the High Court disposed of the petitions filed by IFF and SFLC.

One of the disputed notices alleged that the organisations had published defamatory content against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). It invoked Section 356 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which deals with criminal defamation.

The second notice covered 40 URLs, including 37 individual posts and the X accounts of IFF, SFLC and an account identified as 'Geo Blocked in India'. It also sought the removal of posts by 16 other users who had commented on the controversy, Bar and Bench reported.

In their petitions, IFF and SFLC questioned the legality of the notices, arguing that criminal defamation is a non-cognisable offence and that the police cannot investigate such cases without an order from a Magistrate.



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