“Uttar Pradesh: Yogi govt cracks down on 14 X accounts for spreading misinformation & rumours about Mahakumbh”, Organiser, February 10, 2025:
“As part of its effort to curb misinformation and rumours about Mahakumbh 2025 on social media, the Yogi government has identified and cracked down on 14 X accounts.
Under the directives of Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police Prashant Kumar, social media platforms are being closely monitored to curb misinformation, and legal action is being taken against offenders. During surveillance, it was discovered that certain X accounts circulated an old video from Dhanbad, Jharkhand, falsely linking it to the Prayagraj Mahakumbh.
The misleading posts claimed that “Yogi government’s police is brutally beating devotees searching for their missing relatives in Mahakumbh……”
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