Overview
- Cases name eight people including AAP MP Sanjay Singh and Bihar leader Pappu Yadav over posts about the ongoing works at Manikarnika Ghat.
- Police say some visuals linked to Hindu deities were fabricated or misleading and intended to provoke unrest, with the cyber cell leading verification.
- Legal action targets original posters as well as those who reposted or commented on the flagged content, according to DCP Gaurav Bansal.
- Chowk police served notices to the accused seeking written explanations within three days as the investigation proceeds under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- The district magistrate says no temple was damaged and artefacts will be preserved and reinstalled, while Yogi Adityanath calls the claims false propaganda and opposition leaders challenge the government’s account.