Surat: Police have registered a case against a man for allegedly uploading audio recordings of his telephone conversations with Union jal shakti minister C R Paatil on Instagram, claiming that the content could provoke protests and create panic among the public.The case was registered at Godadara police station following a complaint by Pramodkumar Singh Rajput, a resident of Godadara. Further investigation has been handed over to the cybercrime police.The accused, Dharmendra Pandit, who refers to himself as ‘Chhota Yogi‘ on social media, has been booked under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including provisions relating to provocation with intent to cause a riot, statements conducive to public mischief and the publication of defamatory material.According to police, Pandit manages an Instagram account and had contacted Paatil over issues concerning protesting embroidery workers. During their first telephone conversation, the accused used threatening language. He then recorded the conversation and uploaded the audio to his Instagram account, police said.The account was later suspended after the recording was circulated on social media. Police alleged that the content had the potential to incite people and disturb public order.Investigators said Pandit questioned the suspension of his account and contacted the minister again. He also recorded their second conversation and uploaded it to a new Instagram account after his earlier account was taken down.
