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Delhi Police questions ex-bureaucrat Ashish Joshi over social media posts
Delhi Police asked former official Ashish Joshi questions about posts he made online.
The posts were reportedly about the Election Commission of India.
Police said they wanted to check whether his claims were correct.
They questioned him for about nine hours on Wednesday.
A case had been filed under a law concerning statements that could provoke a riot.
Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit said Joshi’s family initially did not know where he was.
Later, police released Joshi and drove him home after people gathered outside the police office.
Joshi said he would share more details later.
Delhi Police’s Special Cell questioned former bureaucrat Ashish Joshi for about nine hours on Wednesday.
Police said the questioning concerned social media posts allegedly related to the Election Commission of India.
Joshi was questioned under a case registered under Section 192 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
He was released in the evening and taken home by police after supporters gathered outside the office.
Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit had raised concerns after saying Joshi was taken away during a morning walk.
- Who
- Former bureaucrat Ashish Joshi was questioned by the Delhi Police Special Cell; Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit publicly raised concerns about the detention.
- What
- Police questioned Joshi about social media posts allegedly concerning the Election Commission of India and released him after about nine hours.
- Where
- The questioning took place at the Counter Intelligence unit of the Special Cell in New Friends Colony, Delhi; police said Joshi was picked up in Chanakyapuri.
- When
- Wednesday; he was reportedly brought in around 10:30 a.m. and released around 7 p.m.
- Why
- Police said they were verifying Joshi’s claims in social media posts after registering a case under Section 192 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Police account
Public concern and Joshi’s account
Reason for questioning
Police account
Police said Joshi was questioned to verify claims in his social media posts allegedly related to the Election Commission of India, after an FIR was registered.
Public concern and Joshi’s account
Sandeep Dikshit said Joshi had been taken away over a recent tweet, while Joshi later said he would provide details about the incident.
Where he was taken
Police account
Police sources said Joshi was picked up from Chanakyapuri and brought to the Counter Intelligence unit’s office in New Friends Colony.
Public concern and Joshi’s account
Dikshit said Joshi was taken by two policemen while on a morning walk at Nehru Park in Chanakyapuri, and that his family initially could not trace him.
Release and safety
Police account
Police said Joshi was released after his claims were verified, and an Additional Commissioner of Police arranged for him to be driven home for his safety.
Public concern and Joshi’s account
People gathered outside the office seeking Joshi’s release, reflecting concerns about his whereabouts during the questioning.
Key facts
- Person questioned
- Ashish Joshi, a former Controller of Communications in the Department of Telecommunications
- Police unit
- Delhi Police Special Cell’s Counter Intelligence unit
- Questioning duration
- Approximately nine hours
- Legal provision
- Section 192 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Subject of posts
- The Election Commission of India
- Reported timing
- Brought in around 10:30 a.m. and released around 7 p.m. on Wednesday
- Release
- Police personnel dropped Joshi home after people gathered outside the office
Quotes
A police source
An unnamed Delhi Police source describing the questioning and release
“Joshi had recently posted on social media about the ECI. After registering an FIR, we decided to question him to verify his claims. At the office, he was questioned and confronted with the messages he had posted on social media. After verifying the claims, we decided to let him go.”
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“Just got back home. Delhi Special Cell dropped me home. Details later.”
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Sources
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