Delhi Police on Thursday claimed that they have identified and blocked 480 Pakistan-based social media handles, which were involved in coordinated misinformation campaigns amid the ongoing protest at Jantar Mantar.
According to the police, these Pakistani handles were attempting to mislead people by spreading rumours.
“We have noticed that some misinformation is being spread on social media. More than 400 Pakistani social media handles have been identified so far, that are taking advantage of this situation and spreading fake content and rumours. They are being blocked,” the police said in a video message.
These accounts, the police claimed, were the same ones that had been spreading fake narratives during Operation Sindoor.
The development comes amid the ongoing youth-led protests by Cockroach Janta Party supporters, demanding Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over paper leaks.
Over 200 Detained in past two days in connection with Jantar Mantar protest
Meanwhile, Delhi’s South East District Police said that it has detained more than 200 people in the past 48 hours in connection with the Jantar Mantar protest.
Police said that most of the people were detained from inter-district pockets at Neela Gumbad, HN Din, Oberoy Hotel Flyover HN Din and the inter-state border at Badarpur.
All detainees were sent to the Detection Centre, STU, PS Badarpur Border for verification and released later in the evening.
The police also intercepted two riders at Badarpur Border Picket while fleeing barricades. They were allegedly found carrying a country-made pistol and a button-actuated knife, exposing attempts by armed elements to infiltrate the protest.
They have been identified as Navin Vats and Saurabh Goswami, both residents of Ballabhgarh.
The Delhi Police also detained over 25 students at Lodhi Colony police station. They all were held today from different areas and were going to Jantar Mantar with posters.