New Delhi: A police case has been filed against a senior Facebook executive, Ankhi Das, and two other users in Chhattisgarh for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments and inciting people, police said on Tuesday.
Ankhi Das has been at the centre of the controversy after the report in US publication Wall Street Journal that said Facebook has ignored divisive content and hate speech posted by right-wing leaders. As per the WSJ, Ankhi Das was the executive behind the policy.
According to NDTV, this case has been lodged against Aankhi Das by the same journalist, who was accused of threatening Aankhi Das in the past.
Three persons, identified as Ankhi Das from New Delhi, Ram Sahu from Mungeli (Chhattisgarh) and Vivek Sinha from Indore (Madhya Pradesh), were booked. An investigation is underway and further action will be taken accordingly, the official said.
The three have been booked under Indian Penal Code Sections 295(a) (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings), 505(1)(c) (with intent to incite, or which is likely to incite, any class or community of persons to commit offence against any other class or community), 506 (criminal intimidation), 500 (defamation) and 34 (common intention), he said.
The FIR has been registered a day after Ankhi Das has filed a complaint in New Delhi alleging threats to life since the report was published and also seek police protection.
Interestingly, the complainant Awesh Tiwari was also named in the FIR filed by Das.
