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A lawsuit has been registered implicit an allegedly defamatory Facebook station targeting CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP A.A. Rahim, the constabulary said connected Monday.
The Thiruvananthapuram Cyber Police booked the lawsuit pursuing a ailment filed by the CPI(M) person past week, they said.
According to the police, the lawsuit has been registered against the users of Facebook accounts named ‘Sreekanth Palickathode’ and ‘Riyas Thathoth’.
The constabulary said Mr. Rahim alleged that a fake societal media station carrying his photograph was created and circulated, falsely claiming that persons arrested arsenic portion of Operation Toofan, the State’s anti-narcotics drive, were members of CPI(M)-affiliated organisations SFI and DYFI.
The complainant alleged that the fabricated station was wide circulated done societal media platforms with the volition of defaming him.
A lawsuit has been registered nether assorted provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Information Technology Act and the Kerala Police Act, the constabulary said.
Officials said a elaborate probe has been launched and steps person been taken to ascertain the identities of the Facebook relationship holders.
