Delhi Police file FIR about fake notices seeking blocking of IFF, SFLC’s X accounts

What happened: Delhi Police's Crime Branch registered an FIR over fraudulent notices sent in the department's name to X, seeking to block accounts of the Internet Freedom Foundation and Software Freedom Law Centre. Key numbers: FIR registered on Saturday; police traced a 17-year-old in Srinagar as the alleged imposter; the groups had gone public with separate Why it matters: X told the Delhi High Court that an internal investigation found the notices were not genuine police communications and assured the accounts will not be taken down. The court then disposed of the groups' petitions.

Delhi Police's Crime Branch registered an FIR over fraudulent notices sent in the department's name to X, seeking to block accounts of the Internet Freedom Foundation and Software Freedom Law Centre.

X told the Delhi High Court that an internal investigation found the notices were not genuine police communications and assured the accounts will not be taken down. The court then disposed of the groups' petitions.