India opposition social media chief arrested over doctored video

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By AFP

04 May 2024 | 7:22 americium

The societal media main of India's absorption Congress enactment has been arrested implicit accusations helium misleadingly doctored a wide shared video during an ongoing nationalist election, constabulary said Saturday.

Indian National Congress enactment person and campaigner for Raebareli constituency Rahul Gandhi speaks during a rally successful Pune connected May 3, 2024, up of the 3rd signifier of voting successful India’s wide election. (Photo by Nikhil GHORPADE / AFP)

The societal media main of India’s absorption Congress enactment has been arrested implicit accusations helium misleadingly doctored a wide shared video during an ongoing nationalist election, constabulary said Saturday.

Arun Reddy was detained precocious Friday successful transportation with the edited footage, which falsely shows India’s almighty interior curate Amit Shah vowing successful a run code to extremity affirmative enactment policies for millions of mediocre and low-caste Indians.

Shah is often referred to arsenic the second-most almighty antheral successful India aft Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the brace person been adjacent governmental allies dating backmost decades.

Reddy “was arrested yesterday connected probe about… a doctored video of the location minister”, lawman commissioner of Delhi constabulary Hemant Tiwari told AFP.

“We produced him successful the tribunal and helium is successful constabulary custody.”

Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed confirmed Reddy’s apprehension to AFP but denied helium was liable for creating oregon publishing the clip.

“He is not progressive successful immoderate doctored video. We are supporting him,” she said.

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