Noida,

April 15 (HS): Officials stated on Wednesday that a FIR had been filed against

RJD spokespersons Priyanka Bharti and Kanchana Yadav at the Gautam Buddha Nagar

cyber police station for posting a video on social media that was linked to a

Noida workers' protest.

Rashtriya

Janata Dal leaders have been accused of tying an event in Madhya Pradesh in

which a man was beaten up by police to ongoing labour demonstrations in Noida,

as well as stoking unrest by posting about the topic on X.

Police

have also filed a FIR against the X handle @ItsKtyni and a Facebook page named

Jitendra Sharma Dausa. They've also been accused of distributing a video from

Madhya Pradesh and pretending it was about happenings in Noida. Officials say

that all of the accused sought to propagate misinformation during the Noida

demonstrations.

On

Monday, hundreds of manufacturing workers in Noida, including women, went on

strike to seek salary increases and other benefits. Protests had turned violent

in several locations, with burning, stone-throwing, and destruction. Some have

criticized the police for how they handled protests, despite the fact that the

police claim they used only minimal force.

Following

the incident, RJD spokespersons Yadav and Bharti posted a video of the guy

being beaten up on social media and openly criticized police. According to the

Uttar Pradesh Police, the video shared on Facebook by Jitendra Kumar Dausa

began in Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh, when a drunken man was causing public

disturbance. According to investigators, all of the accused persons uploaded

this video while falsely stating that it portrayed events in Noida and included

deceptive captions.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi