New Delhi: Delhi Police have registered an FIR against senior Supreme Court advocate Prashant Bhushan in connection with the sharing on social media of an allegedly doctored video of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Police allege that misleading and provocative content against India was circulated through the video, creating the possibility of rumours spreading and public order being affected.
According to Delhi Police, the matter came to light on November 3 during routine cyber patrolling. A social media account had claimed that the alleged doctored video of the Russian Foreign Minister had been shared from Prashant Bhushan’s X handle. Police then began an inquiry and registered an FIR at the Special Cell’s New Delhi Range police station.
The video is said to have shown Lavrov allegedly making critical remarks on India’s foreign policy and the Russia-Ukraine war. While sharing the video, Prashant Bhushan had also commented on External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s Russia visit and talks.
Earlier, the Ministry of External Affairs’ fact-check unit had described the video as fake and issued a public warning. The Russian Embassy in India had also rejected the remarks circulated in Lavrov’s name in the video.
Police have registered the case under Sections 336(4), 353(1)(C), 356 and 340(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with Section 66C of the Information Technology Act. Police are currently investigating the source of the video, its circulation and other aspects linked to the case. Registration of an FIR is not a final judicial finding on the allegations.
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