Telangana origin of Amit Shah’s doctored video: ‘X’ to police

During investigation, police summoned around 24 persons, including the Telangana Chief Minister, Revanth Reddy, asking them to join the probe.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah

Days after registering an FIR in connection with a doctored video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah regarding reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs, the Delhi Police has received a reply from social media platform X, sharing the IP address in Telangana from where the first video was uploaded on social media.

A complaint was lodged on April 28 and the FIR was registered the same day. The FIR stated, “….It has been found that some doctored videos are being circulated by users of Facebook and Twitter (now X). The video seems to be doctored, spreading misleading information with the intention of creating disharmony among communities which is likely to affect tranquility and create public order issues.”

During investigation, police summoned around 24 persons, including the Telangana Chief Minister, Revanth Reddy, asking them to join the probe. Among those summoned, five were from Telangana, one from Jharkhand, one from Nagaland Congress party, and another from Samajwadi Party.

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“The investigation officer, in the meantime, sent a query to X, asking them to share the exact IP address, from where the video was uploaded for the first time. They have shared a landline IP address of the originator,” a senior police officer said.

A team of Delhi Police has been stationed in Telangana and they were trying to pick four Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) members — Shiva Kumar Ambala, Asma Tasleem, Satish Manne and Naveen Pettem. But the Delhi Police on Wednesday night got to know that the Telangana Police had registered an FIR on April 27 and picked all the four suspects for questioning.

“Delhi Police are now planning to summon them after serving a notice under Section 41 (notice of appearance before police officer) of the CrPC, and planning to issue non-bailable warrant against them,” a source said.

CM Reddy has no role: Lawyer to Delhi Police

Meanwhile, the Delhi Police has been informed by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s advocate that he had no role in creating or spreading the said video. “Reddy’s lawyer gave us a statement on behalf of the Chief Minister that he had no role in posting or creating the video and that he did not have information regarding who created the video,” an officer said.

Mahender Singh Manral

Mahender Singh Manral is an Assistant Editor with the national bureau of The Indian Express. He is known for his impactful and breaking stories. He covers the Ministry of Home Affairs, Investigative Agencies, National Investigative Agency, Central Bureau of Investigation, Law Enforcement Agencies, Paramilitary Forces, and internal security. Prior to this, Manral had extensively reported on city-based crime stories along with that he also covered the anti-corruption branch of the Delhi government for a decade. He is known for his knack for News and a detailed understanding of stories. He also worked with Mail Today as a senior correspondent for eleven months. He has also worked with The Pioneer for two years where he was exclusively covering crime beat. During his initial days of the career he also worked with The Statesman newspaper in the national capital, where he was entrusted with beats like crime, education, and the Delhi Jal Board. A graduate in Mass Communication, Manral is always in search of stories that impact lives. ... Read More

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