New Delhi: Legal counsels representing Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and four other leaders, who have been summoned by the Delhi Police regarding the ‘deepfake video’ case implicating Union Home Minister Amit Shah, have requested additional time for their clients’ appearance.
The counsels expressed the inability of their clients to comply with the Delhi Police summons in connection with the ongoing probe into the ‘doctored’ video.
Assam Police on Monday arrested Reetom Singh, the first person to be arrested in connection with the ‘doctored’ video case, sources said. It is alleged that the video clip was shared by several Congress leaders.
Earlier, the Delhi Police summoned Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy in connection with Amit Shah’s fake video case, sources said on Monday. The Congress leader has been asked to appear before Delhi Police’s IFSO unit (Cyber Unit) on May 1 with his mobile phone.
The Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of Delhi Police issued summons to 16 individuals across 7 to 8 states in connection with the case.The summons were issued under Sections 91 and 160 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), asking the persons concerned to join the investigation and provide relevant documents and electronic devices as evidence.
The Delhi Police on Sunday registered a case over a doctored video circulating on social media platforms showing Union Home Minister Amit Shah advocating for the abolition of reservation quotas for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), and Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
The video, which has sparked controversy and allegations of misinformation, has prompted the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to file a complaint seeking action against those responsible for it.
