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BJP MP Manoj Tiwari Files Police Complaint Against Fake Facebook Account
Manoj Tiwari, MP from Northeast Delhi, seeks legal action after a fake verified Facebook account misused his identity to spread false messages, FIR filed under IT and defamation laws.
- On January 22, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari filed a complaint about a fake Facebook account and Delhi Police lodged an FIR Thursday at the Cyber Police Station, New Delhi district.
- According to the FIR, unknown person allegedly operating the account used Tiwari's name and images without consent, harming his public image and spreading misleading messages.
- Evidence filed cites Sections 66C of the IT Act and 356 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, noting the fake Facebook account with his photographs and verified blue-tick.
- Tiwari asked police to conduct an immediate investigation, ensure account deactivation and legal action under applicable provisions of law, citing serious misuse harming his public image.
- Manoj Tiwari is a public figure who served as former Delhi BJP chief and a singer-actor from Kaimur, Bihar, highlighting reputational risks from impersonation.
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A case has come to light of a fake Facebook ID being created using the name and photo of BJP MP Manoj Tiwari. Delhi Police have registered a case and launched an investigation. Manoj Tiwari himself filed a police complaint.
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