2 FIRs against social media accounts for trolling Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh

2 FIRs has been registered under IT Act against many social media account holders & fake accounts for defaming Mumbai Police Commissioner on different platforms like Twitter, Instagram & FB & using abusive language against him & the force, said Rashmi Karandikar, DCP-Cyber Cell, Mumbai Police. 

"Several social media account holders are trolling Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh on different platforms like Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and are using abusive language against him and the force," Deputy Commissioner of Police, cyber cell, Rashmi Karandikar said.

"Most of these accounts are fake and we will be taking action against the account holders," the official said.

One of the FIRs was registered on Sunday and another was lodged last month, she said.

Some of these account holders used morphed images of the official Twitter handle of the Mumbai police commissioner, she said.

The cyber cell is conducting a probe into both the FIRs, the official added.

2 FIRs registered under IT Act against many social media account holders & fake accounts for defaming Mumbai Police Commissioner on different platforms like Twitter, Instagram & FB & using abusive language against him & the force: Rashmi Karandikar, DCP-Cyber Cell, Mumbai Police pic.twitter.com/78Gc6aPyn7

— ANI (@ANI) October 6, 2020