Tripura Police Asks Twitter To Suspend 68 Accounts For Posts On Communal Clashes
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The accounts were used to post "distorted or objectionable" contents regarding the alleged Mosque vandalism in the state, the police said.
Tripura police has asked social media giant Twitter to suspend 68 profiles on the platform for spreading "distorted" contents on the recent communal clashes in the state.
The accounts were used to post "distorted or objectionable" contents regarding the alleged Mosque vandalism in the state, the police said, adding that all these 68 handles have been booked under stringent UAPA.
The West Tripura district police had sent the letter - mentioning the link of all the 68 profiles - to the Twitter's grievance officer at his official address in California in the United States, in a letter dated November 3, a copy of which is with NDTV.
"That some persons / organization are publishing / posting distorted and objectionable news items / statements in Twitter regarding the recent clash and alleged attack upon mosques of Muslim communities in the state." the letter states.
