Social media accounts linked to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence are being used to spread fake news, inflammatory posts and fabricated videos amid the ongoing Opposition protests in Delhi demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, sources told India Today TV.
According to the sources, the Pakistani spy agency had activated several social media accounts as part of an alleged toolkit to spread misinformation and create chaos in the national capital.
The accounts are being operated from Pakistan and other locations abroad, with fake news and misleading videos being circulated during the ongoing protests.
According to information, a video falsely claimed that Delhi Police on Monday opened fire as INDIA bloc leaders marched towards the Supreme Court, injuring Congress MP Rahul Gandhi.
The post was circulated while the protest was still underway.
The sources told India Today that the account that shared the claim was being operated from Pakistan.
On October 10, another post on X shared by the same account, wrongly claimed that 13 people had died during the protests.
The post was part of a series of misleading posts being circulated online amid the demonstrations, the sources added.
Delhi Police and intelligence agencies are monitoring the accounts suspected of spreading fake news and inflammatory content.
Police have identified several of these accounts and are writing to the relevant agencies seeking their closure.
Efforts are underway to get the accounts taken down, while legal action is also being pursued.
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