In video, an elderly Muslim man narrates his ordeal after he was allegedly attacked by some people in Ghaziabad.
Uttar Pradesh police have booked a microblogging Twitter platform, a social media site with six people about a video distribution in which an elderly Muslim man recounts his plight after allegations of assault by some people in Ghaziabad.
The FIR, which was posted at Loni Border police station in Ghaziabad at 11.30pm on Tuesday on the basis of a complaint lodged by a local police officer, alleges that the video was distributed with the intent to cause public unrest.
In the video clip, which aired on social media on June 14, the young Muslim man, Abdul Shamad Saifi, suspected himself of being impressed by some of the young men and asked him to sing 'Jai Shri Ram'.(ads2)
However, Gaziabad police have arrested six people, including Muslims, and removed a public angle. They said the accused was unhappy with the 'tabeez' (charm) they had sold them.
The arrested youths have been identified as Kalloo and Adil. Apart from them, Polly, Arif, Mushahid and Parvesh Gurjar are also involved in the incident, Police Superintendent Amit Pathak said on Tuesday.
Later on Tuesday, police filed a FIR against Twitter Inc, Twitter Communications India, The Wire news website, journalists Mohammad Zubair and Rana Ayyub, Congressmen Salman Nizami, Masqoor Usmani, Dr Sama Mohammad and author Saba Naqvi for sharing the clip.
"These people did not confirm the truth about the matter and shared it online in a joint manner with the intention of disturbing public peace and creating divisions between religious groups," the FIR said.
"Apart from this, Twitter Inc and Twitter Communications India have also not taken any action to remove their tweets," he added.
MOTO is included under the Indian Penal Code sections 153 (which provide for the purpose of inciting violence), 153A (which promotes sectarianism on the basis of religion, section etc.), 295A (Intentional and violent acts, intended to provoke any religious feelings. a category for insulting its religion or religious belief), 120B (criminal conspiracy), among others.
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