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Police person registered a lawsuit present against unidentified persons for allegedly spreading misleading accusation connected societal media, claiming that State Minister A.K. Sharma's convoy had 27 vehicles during his caller sojourn to Bhadohi district, officials said connected Wednesday (May 20, 2026).
According to police, the lawsuit was registered astatine the Gyanpur Kotwali constabulary presumption connected Tuesday (May 19, 2026) nether applicable provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act connected the ailment of country Lekhpal (revenue official) Harikesh.
The FIR has been lodged nether BNS Section 356 (defamation) and provisions of the IT Act, they said.
SP Abhinav Tyagi said the posts, circulated connected assorted societal media platforms nether the rubric "Baat Khari Hai" (It's true), claimed that the Uttar Pradesh vigor and Urban Development Minister, who is besides the Bhadohi District In-Charge Minister, was travelling with a convoy of 27 vehicles.
Mr. Tyagi said Mr. Sharma visited Bhadohi connected May 15 aft the tempest and rain-related incidents successful the District that claimed 16 lives present and near respective others injured.
During the visit, the Minister reviewed the harm caused by the tempest and handed implicit compensation cheques to the families of the deceased astatine the gross impermanent house, the SP said.
He added that the Minister was accompanied by lone 3 vehicles during the visit.
Police alleged that the viral societal media posts were intended to tarnish the representation of the authorities and medication and mislead the public.
Mr. Tyagi said SHO Anjani Kumar Rai has been directed to behaviour a elaborate probe into the matter.
The Minister's sojourn came astatine a clip erstwhile respective politicians and bureaucrats person adopted fuel-saving measures successful enactment with the entreaty by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to chopped down the usage of petrol and diesel, among different expenses, for which the state depends connected overseas imports. The entreaty came successful presumption of ongoing conflicts successful West Asia and different parts of the world.
