Mumbai: BMC files FIR against BJP spokesperson for posting wrong information

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Wednesday registered an FIR against BJP Mumbai spokesperson Suresh Nakhua for posting wrong information. He had tweeted a video titled ‘A living man taken to cremation centre by BMC’.

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday registered a first information report against BJP Mumbai spokesperson Suresh Nakhua for posting wrong information and allegedly tarnishing the image of the civic body. This is beyond shocking."A LIVING man taken to cremation centre by BMC."I think there might be some #MahaVasuliTarget from cremation centres by #MahaVasuliAghadi govt. pic.twitter.com/3FoWgPVrnQ I had uploaded a video on 20/04/2021 showing a living man being taken to crematorium.I was not aware of the location of the incident and could not verify it.This video was tweeted as it disturbed me immensely & to alert the authorities. @mybmc @CPMumbaiPolice1/2 Bjp Spokesperson when charged with FIR, withdraws fake video. Thank you @mybmc and @MumbaiPolice for ensuring that we control these fake videos and news in the time of pandemic.At a time when we should all be working together, sad to see what @BJP4Maharashtra indulges in. pic.twitter.com/4cb1T5BO82 On April 20, Nakhua had tweeted a video titled ‘A LIVING man taken to cremation centre by BMC’. He also targeted the Uddhav Thackeray-led government in his social media post. The video was posted on YouTube as well.