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Earlier, Twitter had removed the tweet. On Tuesday, the commission wrote to Twitter saying its team has identified a “mischievous” and “misleading” “fake news” which should immediately be brought down.
After the post was brought down by the social media platform, the poll panel asked the Deputy Commissioner of Police, New Delhi district to investigate the case and lodge an FIR under IPC Section 505 which deals with creating “fear” and “alarm” among the people.
In a letter to the police, the EC said the tweet “appears deliberately intended to cause mischief and mislead the voters, specially belonging to a particular community”.
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