Noida: An FIR was registered against two X users and other unidentified accounts for falsely claiming that YouTuber Dhruv Rathee had been arrested by Noida police, saying the posts risked disturbing public order.The posts appeared on Oct 16. Rathee had travelled to India to join the protest demanding the resignation of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. He was detained from his Gurgaon home on Oct 10, ahead of the planned demonstration, after police said he had not heeded warnings against attending a protest for which permission had not been granted.After the latest X posts, cops in Noida clarified that Rathee had not been arrested by them.The FIR names Abhishek Kumar (@Abhishek060722), whose post claimed Rathee had been arrested over videos allegedly disrespecting Hindu gods and urging Army and police to revolt against the govt. It also alleged that the “politician behind the action was too powerful”.A second post by Priyanka Kanade (@1Hindu_Sanatani) repeated the arrest claim, adding: “Don’t expect any mercy…”In his complaint, sub-inspector Sunil Kumar said the posts were intended at disrupting peace and law and order. The FIR stated that the content had spread “anger and fear among the public”, creating distrust towards the administration.ADCP Abhay Kumar Mishra said the case was registered at Sector 39 police station under sections 197 (imputation, assertions prejudicial to national integration) and 352 (statements conducive to public mischief) of the BNS and relevant provisions of the IT Act.
