Case against content creators for ‘defaming’ Nitin Gadkari amid E20 row
Nagpur Cyber Police filed a case against content creators for allegedly spreading misleading information about Union minister Nitin Gadkari and E20 ethanol-blended petrol.
The FIR targets a YouTube video by Manish Kasyap and posts from accounts including 'Desi Boys', 'Harshit Rathi', and 'Anklesh Inwati'.
Manish Kasyap denied false information, defended his criticism of the government's E20 programme, and accused the government of trying to silence criticism.
The case was filed under Sections 356, 352, and 296 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and Section 67 of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
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