Archive · 28 May 2025
Case Filed Over Defamatory Social Media Posts Targeting AIMIM Leaders
An advocate in Hyderabad has complained to the police about some social media pages.
These pages are posting nasty and false things about leaders from the AIMIM party, including the Owaisi brothers.
The advocate believes this could cause problems and wants the pages taken down.
The police have started an investigation, and are looking into the pages to find out who is behind them.
They are using laws related to defamation and the IT Act to handle the situation.
A city-based advocate filed a complaint with Cyber Crime Police.
Complaint alleges defamatory content targeting AIMIM leaders.
Offending content includes morphed images and false information.
Pages have a combined following of over 48,000 users.
Police registered a case based on the advocate's complaint.
- Who
- Cyber Crime Police, Hyderabad, against unknown persons running social media accounts.
- What
- A criminal case registered concerning defamatory content on social media.
- When
- Monday (when the case was filed).
- Where
- Hyderabad, Telangana
- Why
- Because of the posting of defamatory content that could lead to public unrest.
- Complainant
- Aziz Ur Rahman, City-based Advocate
- Offending Platforms
- Multiple Facebook/Instagram accounts
- Combined Followers of Accounts
- Over 48,000
- Targets
- Asaduddin Owaisi, Akbaruddin Owaisi
- Charges
- Section 356 (defamation) of BNS, IT Act
- Offending Content
- Morphed images, edited videos, and false information
