A video has recently gone viral on social media amid controversy over alleged negligence in the security of the PM’s convoy in Punjab. The video claims that Sikh soldiers will be removed from the Indian Army right after the Union Cabinet meeting. The center took action against multiple social media accounts for spreading such false, persuasive videos.
The Center has blocked many Facebook, Twitter and Telegram accounts for spreading fake videos of cabinet meetings. It is learned that a total of 63 Twitter accounts have been blocked by the government. It is learned that these accounts were opened from Pakistan. In addition, four YouTube videos have been removed. An Instagram post has also been removed. Meanwhile, the process of identifying the owners of social media accounts spreading fake posts is also underway.
Recently, the Press Information Bureau checked the facts and tweeted that the viral video of the cabinet committee meeting was actually fake. The anti-Sikh views expressed in that video in multiple cases are also false Not only that, according to the PIB, there was no such discussion or meeting of the Union Cabinet.
According to DSP Malhotra on behalf of the Delhi Cyber Cell, it has been observed that videos with the same hashtags are spread on all social media from similar accounts. All the accounts were opened between October and December last year After the investigation of the cyber cell, it has been found out that Pakistan is also involved in this Investigators fear the video was spread to spread religious hatred and create a backdrop for communal riots.
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